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

[David]

On Wednesday, 18 February 2026 12:16:07 AEDT Fernando Cassia wrote:
> But large questions remain: Is it even possible? And if it is, why bother?

It would certainly be a tempting target in the event of hostilities too, one huge data centre in one go with no casualties, perhaps an "accident" could even be arranged in the event of another cold war.  And did anyone mention high-energy solar flares or cosmic background radiation?  Or the really basic issue of adequate access bandwidth and a reliable network of ground stations?

Suppose such a project gets funding and has to earn a return.  Who would really miss it if it sudden;y became unserviceable?  Mankind has only had the Internet since yesterday afternoon in the scheme of things, within the lifetime of my older grandchildren I think!  Let alone AI...

_DavidL_