Building data centres in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved - Stuff South Africa

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The article examines the idea of building data centres in space and explains why it has attracted interest from AI and cloud infrastructure players. It outlines the potential advantages, including abundant solar power, easier heat rejection, and reduced pressure on land and water resources. It also highlights major obstacles such as radiation, debris risk, difficult maintenance, expensive launches, and the challenge of upgrading hardware in orbit. The piece notes that early use cases are more likely to involve space-related workloads than mainstream cloud applications.

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