Oldmanrant (@Oldmanrant)

#SpaceX #Satellites #OrbitalDataCenters There are pros and some really hard engineering challenges in order for this to happen. SpaceX thinks the tech is figured out. Giant solar panels and liquid cooled radiators with the hardened computer bus with laser links etc... It's likely to weigh about 3.5 to 7.5 tons per satellite datacenter. The article talks about launch costs with future versions of starship. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/how-hard-is-it-to-build-orbital-data-centers-actually/