Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space? Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?

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Lumen Orbit raised 2.4 million dollars from investors based on the notion of putting data centers in space, computers that could be used to train AI, or maybe mine crypto. Their argument is that at low enough launch costs the ability to get 24/7 solar power makes power much cheaper to the point that it's worth the cost of the launch:
https://www.lumenorbit.com/

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