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I am just honestly confused. There seem to be no logical reason for it, except that it would raise the stock value of rocket producers like SpaceX and Blue Origin.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The tech billiionaires got annoyed by regulations and complaints and are looking for a easier way.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

We towed it outside the environment.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Into another environment, no?

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Meanwhile China is putting them underwater for passive cooling.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They do? MS tried too, but too much issues with marine life, corrosion and accessibility for repairs/replacement. With the third also being a issue with space, but x100.

It was an interesting experiment for certain but it'd be easier overall I think to make a desalinization plant to produce more water specifically for the data center to cool with.

[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/09/worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-datacentre-starts-operating-in-china

Saw this awhile back and kinda rolled my eyes. I see the appeal of the idea, but the execution seems unnecessarily complicated for little gain. The space one is even worse, the sheer amount of fuel to lift that kind of weight is just a stupid waste.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago

that the water footprint of datacentres could reach 9.3tn litres by 2030 – enough to service the annual domestic water needs of all 1.3 billion residents of sub-Saharan Africa.

And then they wonder about the spike in climate warming, with water vapor being one of the most effective greenhouse gases.