Every data center built today assumes Earth-bound infrastructure is permanent. But what if orbital hosting proves cheaper and more sustainable? Today's trillion-dollar terrestrial investments could become stranded assets.
Digital infrastructure has no neutral setting—every network designed for convenience becomes a tool for control. The question isn't whether surveillance will happen, but who controls it and for what purpose. Read the original article
Orbiting solar arrays could deliver 24/7 clean energy without weather disruption or seasonal variation - but at what cost to the massive terrestrial renewable infrastructure investments we're making today? Read the original article
Green hydrogen needs massive water supplies, but semi-arid regions pursuing clean energy face a brutal choice: feed the hydrogen economy or preserve scarce water for human needs over the next 50 years. Read the original article
NASA's $24.5M contract signals the shift from government space programs to commercial space infrastructure. Today's vendor relationships become tomorrow's gatekeepers to lunar and Mars colonies. Read the original article