Data center in Space

are closed said:
Why does capsule in space with astronomers inside need to run heater constantly to keep temperature up? If there is no conductive medium in space, where is heat going?
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Yeah thats an interesting question. I assume you mean, for example, the astronauts in the apollo missions? I believe it got very cold when they turned off power for everything in apolllo 13. I dont know, but i would think its an equilibrium that is reached between how much heat is produced inside the capsule (humans + electronics), and the amount of heat the capsule can radiate (mainly a function of its surface area, some material index value, and its temp). So perhaps in the case of apollo capsules the surface area of the capsule is large compared to heat output of the internals.
 
It always amazes me when rich billionaires say something like "Im going to put data centers in space" and then normal dudes on social media and forums are like "Its not going to work" like they probably havent already invested tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars into figuring out how to do it.
 
Tengis said:
It always amazes me when rich billionaires say something like "Im going to put data centers in space" and then normal dudes on social media and forums are like "Its not going to work" like they probably havent already invested tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars into figuring out how to do it.
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You mean like whe we called out Musk's "Boring"?
Or his claims 2016cabout humans on Mars in theyear 2024?
Or his "Hyperloop"?

I have a bridge for sale btw...interested?
 
littlegreenmenfromhome said:
You mean like whe we called out Musk's "Boring"?
Or his claims 2016cabout humans on Mars in theyear 2024?
Or his "Hyperloop"?

I have a bridge for sale btw...interested?
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I don't care about the Boring company, even though as a company that bores tunnels its capable. They have many ongoing projects building underground tunnels in many cities.
I don't care about his timeline of putting people on Mars. Timelines change. SpaceX is one of the most succesful and valuable companies on the planet.
I dont think he ever explicitly said hes working on a hyperloop, but again, I dont care about a hyperloop. That is somehow tied into a potential new phase of the Boring company per something I read recently.

I cant remember ever seeing anti Elon stuff until he got involved into politics. Its so exhausting. As a human, he's probably the most important individual human on the planet but some dude on a forum said data centers are dumb so he might as well hang up his hat.
 
Tengis said:
I don't care about the Boring company, even though as a company that bores tunnels its capable. They have many ongoing projects building underground tunnels in many cities.
I don't care about his timeline of putting people on Mars. Timelines change. SpaceX is one of the most succesful and valuable companies on the planet.
I dont think he ever explicitly said hes working on a hyperloop, but again, I dont care about a hyperloop. That is somehow tied into a potential new phase of the Boring company per something I read recently.

I cant remember ever seeing anti Elon stuff until he got involved into politics. Its so exhausting. As a human, he's probably the most important individual human on the planet but some dude on a forum said data centers are dumb so he might as well hang up his hat.
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Then I do not care about your opinion.
 
1_rick said:
"Starship will never reach orbit", how about that one?
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That does removes his failures

I will add:

Robot-taxis
Neural-link

People always want to turn a blind eye to the failures and sell everything new as "success" before time.
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serpretetsky said:
Im not saying your original idea is bad, i honestly dont know what they use for the coolant loop (water? Ammonia? Freon?). Just wanted the highlight the main issue.
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I imagine it'll be some sort of vapor chamber design. Less moving parts = less chance of failure. No heavy fluids = cheaper to launch. Depending on how they arrange things, purely conductive can be a viable option as well.
 
1_rick said:
You got numbers showing Musk's got more failures than successes?


It's a lot harder to bring your innovations to market without money.
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Successes
  • SpaceX & Reusable Rockets: Revolutionized space travel by building the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover reusable rockets (Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy), drastically reducing the cost of space flight.
  • Tesla Market Dominance: Transformed Tesla from a struggling startup into the world's most valuable automaker, making electric vehicles (EVs) mainstream through the massive commercial success of the Model 3 and Model Y.
  • NASA Partnerships: Secured multibillion-dollar, exclusive government contracts to resupply the International Space Station and build the human landing system for the Artemis moon missions.
  • Starlink Network: Deployed the world’s largest satellite constellation, providing high-speed satellite internet to remote locations and critical geopolitical conflict zones globally.


Major Failures
  • Zip2 CEO Ouster: Stripped of his CEO title by Zip2’s board of directors in 1996 because investors and board members did not trust his management capabilities, forcing him into a diminished role before the company was sold.
  • PayPal Leadership Coup: Ousted as CEO of PayPal in 2000 by the board of directors while he was away on his honeymoon, following intense internal disputes over his push to migrate their servers from Unix to Windows NT.
  • Rocket Explosions: Experienced three consecutive catastrophic failures of the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket between 2006 and 2008, nearly bankrupting the company before its fourth successful launch.
  • Tesla's "Production Hell": Suffered severe automation bottlenecks, parts manufactured by hand, and near-bankruptcy in 2008 and 2018 during the ramp-ups for the original Roadster and the Model 3.
  • Twitter / X Valuation Collapse: Acquired Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, after which the platform lost over 75% of its estimated value following advertiser boycotts and rebranding controversies.
  • The Boring Company (The Lost Vision): Failed to deliver the original sci-fi promise of 150 mph vacuum-pod Hyperloops between major cities, pivoting instead to standard Tesla cars driving 30–40 mph through local Las Vegas tunnels.
  • Neuralink Hardware & Data Bottlenecks: Suffered mechanical failure during the first human trials when the implant's microscopic threads retracted out of the patient's brain tissue, and continues to struggle with a critical data compression wireless bottleneck.
  • Missed Timelines & Broken Promises: Routinely missed highly publicized deadlines, such as his 2019 claim that Tesla would have "one million autonomous robotaxis" on the road by 2020.
You can count right?
 
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