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Ep 2 - Beyond the Cloud: Why Data Centers Are Leaving Earth

Ben Sand & Paul Conyngham Season 1 Episode 2

Join us as Ben Sand & Philip Johnston  explore the groundbreaking push to take compute extraterrestrial! Discover how Philip Johnston from Starcloud's team is overcoming the immense challenges of radiation shielding and thermal management to launch powerful Nvidia H100s into space on a cutting-edge demonstrator satellite. This episode delves into the innovative deployable radiator technology that's making high-performance computing viable beyond Earth, driven by the vision to move data centers off-planet and preserve our world. We'll also touch on the future of space travel with Starship, the fascinating idea of placing data centers closer to the sun, and why this cosmic shift is becoming not just viable, but necessary for the future of humanity's computational needs.