Nvidia Sends a Powerful GPU to Space
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Nvidia has sent a powerful GPU to space, sparking discussion on the potential benefits and environmental implications of space-based data centers.
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I'd also assume you'd have to have extremely resilient and reliable hardware? You can't just go up and replace a switch if it malfunctions. The cost would be astronomical for such extremely redunancy/resiliency?