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Economics of Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Centers
Before we get nerd sniped by the shiny engineering details, ask the only question that matters. Why compute in orbit? Why should a watt or a flop 250 miles up be more valuable than one on the surface? What advantage justifies moving something as mundane as matrix multiplication into LEO?
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- HN comments
- 276
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Infrastructure & DevOpsScience & Space2025
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | Economics of Orbital vs. Terrestrial Data Centers by flinner | 195 | 276 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 8 Hacker News comments by 8 different people, from Jan 2026 to Sep 2026.
Most recent:
- GMoromisato · Sep 24, 2026
- sobellian · Sep 24, 2026
- toomuchtodo · Aug 4, 2026
- baq · Jun 14, 2026
- tristanj · Jun 11, 2026
- gadders · Feb 4, 2026
