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Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea. (taranis.ie)
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[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t data-centers require massive cooling?

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

Yes, and it's easier to cool things on earth. In space, there's no air to help you cool thinks off, you can only reject heat through radiation. Most spacecraft are carefully designed to reflect heat/light on surfaces facing the sun and radiate heat into empty space from surfaces that are shaded.