SpaceX und Amazon sind nicht die einzigen, die mit Rechenzentren im Weltraum experimentieren. Auch Google sieht Potenzial darin, „die volle Kraft der Sonne“ zu nutzen.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-eyes-space-based-data-centers-with-project-suncatcher
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You really shouldn’t start a headline with „Google eyes“
>Google will need to overcome some major challenges, though, including “thermal management, high-bandwidth ground communications, and on-orbit system reliability,” along with the costs. The paper largely sidesteps a major concern about orbiting data centers: The vacuum of space complicates cooling due to the absence of air to carry away heat. Google offers only a brief statement: “Cooling would be achieved through a thermal system of heat pipes and radiators while operating at nominal temperatures.”
Nothing else said about how they plan to address heat, and not a word about maintenance. They allege that their hardware is radiation-resistant, but I’m skeptical to say the least.
Well, they can keep dreaming. Considering the issues of power generation and waste heat management and the cost per weight to put things in space, this is well outside the range of cost-effectiveness.
If anyone had any doubts about whether we’re in an AI bubble …
I sure wish some of what they’re smoking would trickle down to the rest of us, that’s the good stuff man
We’re just playing fast and loose with the definition of „datacenter“ here. These are just gonna be a couple of GPUs floating in space. Because there are some big problems with datacenter in space if we imagine these things as being worthy of being called a datacenter. Lack of fiber, waste heat, no ability to maintain or replace hardware.
Given that last point they’ll have to be disposable space debris like Starlink, and none of it will get recycled.
Just an all around gross feeling concept.