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Space-Based Data Centers: Understanding the Hype Behind SpaceX's IPO - Episode 124

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SpaceX just went public at a $1.7 trillion valuation — and a big chunk of that bet is on orbital AI compute. Space-based data centers: GPUs in orbit, powered by unlimited solar, cooled by the vacuum of space, free from earthly permitting headaches. It sounds elegant. But does the business model actually work?

In this episode, Paul breaks down the real promise and serious problems behind space-based data centers. He covers why terrestrial AI infrastructure is hitting hard limits on energy, water, land, and permitting — and why orbital compute is attracting serious capital as a result. Then he gets into the physics that SpaceX glosses over: the cooling problem.

Not investment advice — just eight minutes of honest physics.

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