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Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

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  1. zactato · · focus · HN ↗
    How are they solving the heat dissipation issues?
    1. gmerc · · focus · HN ↗
      We don't. This is all cover for the militarisation of space, there's no real benefit that'd be ever economical to put a DC up in space when you could build one on the ground. The whole narrative exists to allow google to tap into the Golden Dome / Space force bucket of pork that's basically SDI II.

      You don't need civilian scale compute in space, but you absolutely can put miliary application up there and get filthy rich, like Elon, who doesn't care if it ever works, because he's getting paid as taxi service to shoot stuff up.

      1. jryle70 · · focus · HN ↗
        It's a scam when Elon does it.

        It's Golden Dome when Google does it.

        I guess it's something along the same line when Jeff Bezos does it. He does indeed plan it.

        What is China's motive? why do they also need to pretend they want space data centers? [0], [1]

        How about Europe's? [2]

        [0] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tomshardware.com&#x2F;tech-industry&#x2F;space&#x2F;china-puts-ai-compute-into-orbit-with-supercomputing-1-satellite-onboard-processing-aims-to-cut-earth-observation-data-processing-from-hours-to-minutes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tomshardware.com&#x2F;tech-industry&#x2F;space&#x2F;china-puts-...

        [1] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;china-vows-develop-space-tourism-explore-deep-space-it-races-us-2026-01-29&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;china-vows-develop-space-tou...

        [2] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ascend-horizon.eu&#x2F;data-centres-in-space&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ascend-horizon.eu&#x2F;data-centres-in-space&#x2F;

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