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> Putting compute in space is expensive but so is building a data center in the US. You know what's also really hard in a vacuum? Dissipating heat.
by bpye 6mo ago
> Putting compute in space is expensive but so is building a data center in the US.
You know what's also really hard in a vacuum? Dissipating heat.
- JumpCrisscross 6mo ago> You know what's also really hard in a vacuum? Dissipating heat Correct. The economics of space-based DCs comes down to permitting delays versus radiator mass. At ISS-weight radiators (12 to 15 W/kg (EDIT: kg/kW)), you need almost decade-long delays on the ground (or 10+ percent interest rates) to make lifting worthwhile. Get down to current state-of-the-art in the 5 to 10 W/kg (EDIT: kg/kW) range, however, and you only need permiting delays of 2 to 3 years. If there is a game-changing start-up waiting to be built, it's in someone commercialising a better vacuum-rated radiator.
- ambicapter 6mo agoWould you want more wattage per kg for a better radiator?
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- JumpCrisscross 6mo agoYes! Thank you–fixed.