On the surface, this sounds to me like a “Space, because space” project. What are the specific benefits to having our servers in orbit as opposed to on Earth?
Environment (earth has habitats we don’t want to destroy, but probably will if it is the most cost-efficient way to meet consumer demand for processing power)
On the surface, this sounds to me like a “Space, because space” project. What are the specific benefits to having our servers in orbit as opposed to on Earth?
Here’s my short list:
Black-body cooling (2.7 Kelvin)
Efficient solar (very short night, no atmosphere)
Telecommunications (m288 is much faster than GEO)
Scalability (space is big)
Environment (earth has habitats we don’t want to destroy, but probably will if it is the most cost-efficient way to meet consumer demand for processing power)
Look at the first few pages of “the 2009 paper”.