SpaceX and Google Are in Talks to Launch Data Centers in Orbit(wsj.com)
wsj.com
SpaceX and Google Are in Talks to Launch Data Centers in Orbit
https://www.wsj.com/tech/spacex-google-in-talks-to-explore-data-centers-in-orbit-7b7799e2
https://www.wsj.com/tech/spacex-google-in-talks-to-explore-data-centers-in-orbit-7b7799e2
That tagline says it all. This is just pure market manipulation. There's no current path to space-based datacenters being feasible. Launch costs, unrepairable, enormous amounts of solar panels (and thermal rejectors) required. The concept doesn't survive even casual contact with reality.