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Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

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Google believes that SpaceX's Starship needs to complete 1,800 launches over the next decade to make orbital data centers viable. The company is testing its Tensor Processing Unit in space to ensure it can operate under the unique conditions of orbit, while also projecting that launch costs will decrease significantly as SpaceX scales its operations.

中文

谷歌认为，SpaceX的星舰需要在未来十年内完成1800次发射，以使轨道数据中心成为现实。该公司正在测试其张量处理单元，以确保其能够在轨道的独特条件下运行，同时预测随着SpaceX的运营规模扩大，发射成本将显著降低。