Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

This article by a former NASA engineer and Google veteran argues that building datacenters in space is a terrible idea due to challenges with power, thermal regulation, radiation tolerance, and communications. The author explains that space power options are limited and inefficient, thermal regulation is complex and requires large radiators, electronics are vulnerable to radiation damage, and communication speeds are much slower than on Earth. The conclusion is that space datacenters would be extremely difficult and costly to build, and would perform poorly.