Interesting comparison ... the total cost to deploy a 1 GW data center in space vs. ground based. Satellite based ~ $51B, including launch and five years of operational expenses. Ground based ~ $16B over the same period.

Note: Satellite based #'s assumes leveraging multi-purpose space craft aka outfitting Starlink craft with space hardened ASICs/GPUs vs. launching dedicated data center satellites. https://spectrum.ieee.org/orbital-data-centers #Satellites #DataCenters #Space #Orbit #OrbitalDataCenter #Power #SolarPower #SpaceCraft