Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centersspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down18
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centersspacenews.comBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoDon’t forget heat. You can’t just drain the local water supply to cool all your systems in space, you need to actually radiate all those kilowatts of power after your chips convert them into heat.
minus-squareCorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoAnd you can only use infrared to radiate heat in orbit, which is the least efficient way to transfer heat.
Don’t forget heat. You can’t just drain the local water supply to cool all your systems in space, you need to actually radiate all those kilowatts of power after your chips convert them into heat.
And you can only use infrared to radiate heat in orbit, which is the least efficient way to transfer heat.