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

Hesham ElBakoury
2026-02-25T14:42:56Z

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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