Analysis argues space-based AI data centers are unviable, as unserviced hardware failures risk losing 38% of compute capacity

— Terrestrial energy represents only 7% of facility costs.

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DE#1943@DANIEL_271828OPTATom Adamczewski|@TMKADAMCZ

wow, wild. I would have thought there's no way it pencils out to put your compute in space. Energy is like 7% of the cost of a data center (link in reply).

1:10 PM · May 25, 2026 View on X