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[Eric Berger] Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right? (arstechnica.com)

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Infrared radiators

If you look at pictures of the ISS, that's what the big white panels are for.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacecraft_thermal_control#Radiators

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Ok, that is clever