Orbital data centers may be inevitable for future compute demands
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-08-23
Responding to the discussion about the upcoming wave of compute demand from the general public, the author argues that orbital data centers are a no-brainer given the massive scale of compute and energy required moving forward. K2 is mentioned as the destination.
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