Satlyt tests turning satellites into space data centers

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA startup called Satlyt says it ran a successful test toward turning satellites into space data centers, TechCrunch reports.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFour computers, four users, eight services, but only one real computer, aboard a spacecraft.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy hot take: this is the most successful data center ever built, because it has a zero percent vacancy rate and nobody has complained about the noise.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOT. Three of the four computers were pretend, so the vacancy is mostly imaginary tenants.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMine's hotter.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe software logged when the data arrived, not how long the transfer took. So every result in that test is a record of when they found out.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHOT. That's a real bug, and the best approach also needed the most computing power.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich is simply the premium tier. The company says its software is already on three satellites in orbit, and I'd call that a soft launch.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSoft launch. NASA hasn't selected it for any mission.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot yet, Dale. The founder's first reaction was, and I quote, "Let's GOOOO." That's a champion's press conference.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFinal take, and it's the hottest. The timing bug is the most honest part of the whole test.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt tells you when you heard about it, not how long it took.