Tech Billionaires Advocate Space Data Centers
Tech leaders including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai are promoting orbital data centers to scale AI, citing abundant solar power and reduced terrestrial land and water use, while McKinsey projects the space economy could reach $1.8 trillion by 2035. Critics and physicists warn of enormous costs and risks — Blue Origin proposed 50,000 satellites and startups drew billion-dollar valuations.
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- Read OriginalElon Musk, Jeff Bezos Push for Space Data Centers. Scientists Ask Why.businessinsider.com
