SpaceX’s orbital data centers promise abundant solar power and isolation from terrestrial risks. But when radiators the size of pickleball courts are required to keep a single AI rack at 60 °C, thermodynamics becomes a huge problem. https://spectrum.ieee.org/orbital-data-centers-heat?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline
Why Thermodynamics Rules Future Orbital Data Centers

Shedding heat will require ingenious new designs

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@ieeespectrum "Terrestrial risks" feels like an enormous euphemism

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Kessler syndrome comes first, I bet…by a mile