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Musk’s Space Data‑Centre Ambition Meets AWS’s Reality Check
Elon Musk and other tech leaders have promoted the idea of orbital data centres to solve terrestrial limits on AI compute. AWS chief Matt Garman and other experts argue the concept remains economically and technically impractical today, citing launch cadence, radiation, thermal management and maintenance challenges. The gap between headline visions and engineering reality suggests continued experimentation but little prospect of mass migration of hyperscale AI into orbit in the near term.
Space Solar Remains a Lab Project, Not a Grid Solution—Laplace Says Technology Still in Exploration
Laplace cautions that space‑based solar power is still a technical research endeavour, not a commercial reality. Significant engineering, economic and governance hurdles must be overcome before orbital solar can rival terrestrial renewables.