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Musk puts orbit as the cheapest datacenter site within 36 months
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Elon Musk predicted space will be the most economical place for data centers within 36 months, expecting hundreds of gigawatts launched annually and more AI compute in orbit than on Earth within five years across up to 30,000 Starship launches a year, while China developed a compact microwave weapon able to fry Starlink satellites.
Reported metric: 30,000 launches/yr
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