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Elon Musk has made the impossible work. But AI data centers in space won't be easy
Elon Musk achieved significant cost reductions at Tesla and SpaceX, but building AI data centers in space faces challenges as terrestrial competitors continue to lower costs. The article highlights the need for similar cost curve collapses in orbital data centers, which remain difficult to realize.
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