Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 天前SpaceX 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-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1188arrow-down18cross-posted to: spacex@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1180arrow-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 · 14 天前message-square46linkfedilinkcross-posted to: spacex@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 天前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.
minus-squareCorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 天前And 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.