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Good job moving the goalposts :) I didn't say that the math would work out, only that you cannot use cooling or capacity as arguments against the idea. That sa
by db48x 2mo ago
Good job moving the goalposts :) I didn't say that the math would work out, only that you cannot use cooling or capacity as arguments against the idea.
That said, I will note that you calculated the launch costs using the Falcon Heavy, but Elon is assuming that the launches will be done on the Starshi. He believes that Starship will reduce those costs by quite a lot; possibly even an order of magnitude. If those costs go from 46 billion down to only 4.6 billion things may start to look different. Also, unlike the Starlink constellation, he proposes launching these server systems into higher sun–synchronius orbits with constant sunlight and a longer lifetime than just 5 years.