Proponents say this represents a natural step in the evolution of moving heavy industry off the planet’s surface and a solution for the ravenous energy needs of artificial intelligence. Critics say building data centers in space is technically very challenging and cite major hurdles, such as radiating away large amounts of heat and the cost of accessing space.

Indeed, I can’t help but notice most of these companies conveniently avoid addressing the question of “how will you dissipate all that heat from your satellite?”…