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Google says Starship needs 1,800 launches for space data centers
Original: Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground
Google estimates that SpaceX's Starship would need to fly around 1,800 times before data centers in orbit could become commercially viable, according to reporting by TechCrunch. The figure highlights the enormous launch capacity required to move computing infrastructure into space, putting a hard number on how far the idea is from reality.
Why now: The debate over orbiting data centers is heating up, and Google's launch-count estimate offers a striking reality check.
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- Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground · TechCrunch
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