Part 10/13:
Challenges and Barriers: Engineering, Environmental, and Regulatory
Despite the promising outlook, numerous hurdles remain:
Thermal Management: Developing reliable radiative cooling solutions capable of handling dense compute hardware remains a significant challenge.
Reliability and Repair: Unlike terrestrial data centers, in-orbit hardware cannot be easily repaired or replaced. Fault-tolerance and redundancy must be engineered from the outset.
Communication Reliability: Maintaining stable, high-bandwidth communication links amid atmospheric disturbances and satellite movements demands advanced technology.