will orbital data centers make me filthy rich?
>>62222795Yes
>>62222795>IM HOT>I CANT RADIATEnot my problem
>>62222795No but the idea of them might.
>>62222828it really is just about the dumbest idea imaginable.
>I CAN'T BREEEEEF (radiate)
>>62222795KEK
>>62222795>will orbital data centers make me filthy rich?The depicted satellites would suffer from thermal throttling because they require massive radiators to avoid over-heating.Look at the massive radiators (orthogonal to the solar panels) that the ISS needs without housing power hungry GPUs.
>>62223470Fun fact: the 850 square meters of radiators dissipate about 70kW of energy.That's about 100 H100 GPUs that you could run on the most expensive structure every build by humans assuming all other systems are offline.
>>62223514Radiators need to be- lightweight deployable aerospace structures- micrometeoroid resistant- vacuum compatible- ammonia-cooled- highly reliable for decades- launch-mass optimized- mechanically articulated- coated for precise infrared emissivity and solar reflectivity
>>62222795they gona hide sun?
>>62223538>highly reliable for decadesHow is that feasible when computers are obsolete in a few years? Your quantum smartphone in your pocket in 2050 is going to have the computing power of the entire orbiting data center built in 2030.
>>62223514curious to hear your opinions on the feasibility of launching a 400ft tall 5000 ton weight stainless steel mega rocket into space, then landing it precisely where it launched from, grabbing it with pincers installed on a tower, and reusing it multiple times
Solar panels in space will require terrestrial silver and graphene.
>>62224226I don't think quantum computers will ever be in your pocket unless there is a paradigm shift in tech similar to the semiconductor over the vacuum tube. This is because quantum computers require very stable conditions, shielding and cooling. This is not something that can just be scaled down to a handheld device no matter how advanced they might get.
>>62224226>computers are obsolete in a few years?GPUs are already the consumer product with the highest resell value. They are only going to age better as individual GPUs hardly get better and the industry shifts towards horizontal scaling. My GTX1070 from 2016 has as much memory as an RTX5060 from 2026. >>62224226>quantum smartphone in your pocketDefinitely not gonna happen. Quantum computers are highly specialized compute devices which do not run as smartphone os or LLMs and require massive insulation and cooling units.
>>62224357What's the price per kg to launch something into space vs build something on earth?How much useful payload did starship deploy already?
>>62222828Just build a space elevator and pump coolant to the data centers, ezpz
>>62225304The big advantage being? Oh wait, it's still fucking retarded.
>>62225304>Just build a space elevatorRight. Where is my fucking space elevator? I was promised we're real close to getting one 20 years ago.
>>62224361Yes. I must invest in minerals. Trust the plan.
>>62225494the reptilians have them and they deploy them at night from under the ocean past the wall in the arctic
