Mastodawn

Win this prize trophy!
1. Be an Amateur Radio operator.
2. Operate your station from Mars.
(Created in 1928, not yet awarded.)

#hamradio #occupymars

RTN Feb 18

#UniverseToday:
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Occupy Mars? Or the Moon? Get a Reality Check on Elon Musk's Plans
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"Solomon thinks it’s possible to “have boots on the ground” on the moon within a few years, and on Mars within a decade. But that’s different from building a self-sustaining city."

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/occupy-mars-or-the-moon-get-a-reality-check-on-elon-musks-plans

17.2.2026

#Mars #Musk #Mond #Moon #OccupyMars #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

Occupy Mars? Or the Moon? Get a Reality Check on Elon Musk's Plans

SpaceX founder Elon Musk now says he wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Is either scenario realistic? In the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast, biologist Scott Solomon, the author of a new book titled

Universe Today

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Wulfy—Speaker to the machines Feb 3

@Bern @NewtonMark @cstross

I like folks who do the math!
Your eyeball numbers are slightly off my eyeball numbers (you inspired me to check 🙂)

The Chinese have been experimenting with Hainan submersible data centres for 3 years now. I believe they have 3 in operation. Using that as an example, 400 servers with inference engine heatload;

1.5 MW = ~30,000m²
This translates to two football field sized Louvre arrays. x10+ more than ISS array.

However, there are two more effective space cooling systems.

One is droplet radiator which would reduce the area to only ~1900m² for the same heat-load, the droplet radiator area to existing ISS dimensions (though diff tech) - This tech is operational

Second more effective solution is a nuclear reactor/turbine (demonstrated). The Nuclear Brayton solution only needs ~150m² radiator for the same heatload. Before tRump infested our planet, I would say "good luck with that", but since we now live in times where international laws mean jack shit, getting a nuke up there is an option.

BTW: Both solutions are significantly lighter than ISS passive fins.

However, I think it's super bad idea because of trash up there, #kesslersyndrome and its just a resource sink for Ketamine boy now that his #occupymars missions are dead and burried.

TLDR; Orbital #AI #Datacenter are entirely technologically viable. But, sinking them in the sea is way easier, safer and cheaper.

Disclaimer: Back of the envelope calculations.

#space