Astrophysicist claims SpaceX's $2T space-compute plan fails on cooling physics
JOBhakdi · x · 2026-11-08
An astrophysicist calling himself Joseph argues SpaceX has a $2 trillion physics problem: Elon Musk got the physics of cooling in space wrong, so space-based compute will not happen. The claim drew 1 million YouTube views, and the poster has published a response with the full math. The debate over whether data centers can realistically be deployed in orbit is heating up.
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