[LINK] Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers

[Tom Worthington]

On 2/17/26 14:23, Antony Barry wrote:

> Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers techcrunch.com ...
> 
> Musk argues that solar panels produce more power in space, making it cheaper ...

For the cost of putting a solar panel into orbit you could have 100 on 
the ground. Is that really worth doing?

Or are orbiting data centers just a cover for weapons platforms?


-- 
Tom Worthington, http://www.tomw.net.au
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