Data center wiring in space = lasers
In-space data centers won't use traditional copper wiring — connections between components will be made via lasers, dramatically simplifying infrastructure.
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Anthropic Passes OpenAI on Revenue | The SpaceX IPO Thesis Flips | Claude vs Codex | Data Centers in Space | Live From Malta with Ruben Ferrante, Founder @ Vuci.ai | EP17
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Jun 19, 2026
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Data centers in space (the wiring is lasers)
At 20:48 · chapter starts 18:00
Rik relays analysis from investor Gavin Baker — reportedly close to Elon — on how space-based data centers fundamentally differ from their Earth counterparts. Without gravity, without buildings, without atmospheric interference, the physical architecture changes completely. GPUs in space have fewer parts. Cooling is reinvented. And all the wiring that runs through an Earth data center — kilometres of copper — gets replaced by lasers. [1] — Ben "Data center wiring in space = lasers: In-space data centers won't use traditional copper wiring — connections between components will be ma…" 20:48 Reuben finds it 'a bit obvious in retrospect' that space infrastructure must be reinvented rather than replicated — Elon's signature first-principles discipline applied to a new domain. Ben traces that ethos to SpaceX's rocket evolution, from complex multi-line designs to clean, minimal tubes. The crew agrees the tipping point is Starship reaching frequent operational cadence: once launch costs fall enough, using that cargo space for data center hardware becomes the highest-return use.
Data Centers in Space: The Wiring Is Lasers
Space-based data centers won't look anything like their Earth counterparts. No racks, no shells, no copper wiring — just lasers connecting everything. Investor Gavin Baker says the complexity of a GPU in space is far lower than one built for Earth.
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