Counterpoint: They will never be cost-effective and the entire premise is flawed. First, the idea of "space is cold so cooling costs will be cheaper" doesn't work because that's not how thermodynamics works. Second, the latency would kill any high-speed use case.
Building data centers in space could be cost-effective by the early 2030s.
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Darryl Mott
Building data centers in space could be cost-effective by the early 2030s, analysis suggested.
