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lokar
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India's first privately-developed rocket reaches o...
Exactly. This whole thing is not about being able to build whatever they can afford, it’s about being in a (stupid) race to build it as fast as possible.
Dylan16807
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Even for ultimate speed I don't see how it works. Facilities to make and launch satellites add a lot of delays and need their own permits.
rayiner
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The queue to hook up to the Texas grid is 3-5 years long now.
lokar
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It’s long been 2-3 years nationwide (for redundant transmission grid connections).
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Good thing this is about off-grid datacenters.
rayiner
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Building an off-grid data center is much easier in space where sunlight exposure is predictable and not affected by weather.
Dylan16807
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That's an advantage.
"Much easier" overall is quite a claim.
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