Economics of Orbital vs Terrestrial Data Centers I'm lucky enough to brush the heavens with my own metal and code, and I want nothing more than a booming orbital space economy that creates the flywheel that makes space just another location we all work and visit
Orbital Compute Costs 400% More than Terrestrial - LinkedIn I spent today going through Andrew McCalip's first-principles analysis of space-based compute economics Orbital compute costs 400% more than terrestrial Not 40% 400%!!! Ground datacenters dump
Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this” SpaceX plans to launch dozens of Starlink V3 satellites—Henry estimates the number is about 60—on each Starship rocket launch Those launches could occur as soon as the first half of 2026, as
The Quiet Race to Build Data Centers in Space The viability of orbital data centers comes down to how much computation can be delivered per kilogram of launched mass once power generation, heat rejection, and structural requirements are accounted for Progress unfolds incrementally, with prototypes giving way to space-native workloads and broader adoption following economic convergence
Andrew McCalip First US replication attempt of the Korean LK-99 room-temperature superconductor OS-level AI assistant Hit both shift keys, use AI anywhere An engineer's attempt at modern art—making memes IRL