Orbital data centers are a really, really dumb idea, for innumerable technical, logistical, and purely practical reasons. And buying a space launch company to build them is a terrible waste.
But if you are a tech CEO and all you know is data centers, and you're willing to ignore literally everyone with spaceflight experience, go ahead and waste your ill-gotten adtech money...
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