Comment by roer
1 month ago
I don't see how that would lessen their concerns? Exactly because space is a vacuum, cooling is harder since you can't do convection.
The math still checks out though. Scott Manley did a video on it, and the top comment has some corrections: https://youtu.be/FlQYU3m1e80
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Please don't post snarky dismissals on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Scott Manley is a much more respected source than I am
30% of terrestrial datacenter power use is cooling. Space cooling is easier!
What makes cooling easier in space? Isn’t it harder due to the lack of atmosphere?
Just need radiators, no fans, no piping, no ac compressors, no moving parts.
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