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enderfusion commented on Economics of Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Centers   andrewmccalip.com/space-d... · Posted by u/flinner
SyzygyRhythm · 2 months ago
We know the upper bound for most of those numbers. SpaceX already achieves internal marginal launch costs of ~$1000/kg, for instance. We know their rough costs per satellite. In contrast, we know little to nothing about the inputs to the Drake equation.

The numbers don't quite work out in favor of orbital datacenters at the current values. But we can tell from analyses like this what has to change to get there.

enderfusion · 2 months ago
OP here. Thanks SyzygyRhythm
enderfusion commented on Economics of Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Centers   andrewmccalip.com/space-d... · Posted by u/flinner
wmf · 2 months ago
So the guy who shows his work says 3.4x and the guy who doesn't says 50-100x.
enderfusion · 2 months ago
OP here.

man who quotes big number - often made a fool

enderfusion commented on Economics of Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Centers   andrewmccalip.com/space-d... · Posted by u/flinner
wmf · 2 months ago
rad-hard silicon ... or just silently accept wrong results, hardware lockups and permanent failure

Somehow I don't think those are the only options. AFAIK Starlink is using a lot of non-rad-hard silicon already.

enderfusion · 2 months ago
The radiation effects on the silicon solar cells is often underestimated, it's not just the GPUs!
enderfusion commented on Economics of Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Centers   andrewmccalip.com/space-d... · Posted by u/flinner
enderfusion · 2 months ago
OP here. Happy to answer any questions, appreciate the boost.
enderfusion commented on Built a first-principles interactive model for space data center economics   andrewmccalip.com/space-d... · Posted by u/enderfusion
enderfusion · 2 months ago
I’m trying to bring some quantitative structure to a conversation that’s been mostly big-number vibes.
enderfusion commented on My camera system capturing hypersonic plasma of reentry [video]   youtube.com/watch?v=jmilu... · Posted by u/enderfusion
enderfusion · a year ago
OP here. This was recorded on the camera system I helped design and build. It shows the ionized atmosphere during a Mach25 reentry from low earth orbit. I'm still blown away by how well it worked. There is a protective window that shields the sensor from the 10,000°C conditions just an inch away. Landing happened at Koonibba Test Range in South Australia
enderfusion commented on Mach25 hypersonic reentry of my spacecraft   i.imgur.com/JkVvtIb.jpeg... · Posted by u/enderfusion
enderfusion · a year ago
OP here. Caught an image of the spacecraft reentering over Australia last night.

u/enderfusion

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