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Google's space-based data center experiment is launching
Original: Google's strangest data center experiment is finally leaving Earth
Google is moving forward with its plan to test data centers in space, taking its unusual experiment beyond Earth. The idea is to run computing infrastructure on satellites, where solar power is more abundant and cooling is less constrained than on the ground. Commenters are treating it as one of the company's boldest infrastructure bets, with debate over whether orbital data centers can ever be practical or affordable.
Why now: Google's project to test orbital data centers is advancing, drawing attention to the future of computing infrastructure
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