New orbital power grid targets 10x boost for space-based computing and data centers
...Under a power purchase agreement, Aethero will draw electricity on demand from Star Catcher’s planned orbital energy grid. The arrangement is designed to let spacecraft access additional power when computing loads rise, without having to carry enough onboard generation and storage to cover those peaks...
...The company says it can harvest solar energy and beam concentrated power directly onto existing satellite solar panels, allowing spacecraft to generate up to 10 times more power on demand without installing specialized receivers...
...The company is preparing for its first in-space power-beaming demonstration later this year, with another mission already in development...
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"Space based computing" is a fucking stupid idea.
More evidence that the Lords of Finance are, in fact, complete morons.
So vaporware to support other vaporware? Metavapor? Plasmaware?
Ironic, solar panels are the only energy generation method that doesn't use vapour to spin a thing.*
*yes, wind turbines, but they spin thing directly
I mean windturbines also spin with a bit of water vapor
Supercritical? Wait, will it explode instead of imploding? WW3?