[Starlink] Re: Data centers are racing to space — and regulation can’t keep up

J Pan
2026-02-26T04:29:11Z

nice discussion and an insightful article too. also a position slide
for a panel on the connected space use cases at the recent dagstuhl
seminar---some food for thought as well. cheers. -j
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J Pan, UVic CSc, ECS566, 250-472-5796 (NO VM), Pan@UVic.CA, Web.UVic.CA/~pan

On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 6:43 AM Hesham ElBakoury via Starlink
<starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
> This article says it is horrible idea:
> https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/
>
> Hesham
>
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 6:30 AM David Collier-Brown via Starlink <
> starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
> > I looked at the radiative cooling problem, and immediately thought ...
> > "these things can't possibly work. What is the hidden agenda here?"
> >
> > Anyone know of alternative reasons for this project? It's from Mr Musk,
> > so weird is quite possible.
> >
> > --dave
> >
> > On 2/25/26 09:05, Hesham ElBakoury via Starlink wrote:
> > >
> > https://restofworld.org/2026/orbital-data-centers-ai-sovereignty/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
> > >
> > >
> > > Hesham
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