why is this number still zero?

we already run enormouse data centres: under oceans, inside mountains, and in regions with extreme climates on earth. now, we are going to orbit. why didn't we do it until now? because space is harsh, launches are expensive, cooling isn't as simple as "it's cold up there," and cosmic radiation doesn't get along with memory chips.

as launch costs fall and our dependence on satellites, lunar infrastructure, and deep-space missions grows, the idea of putting compute closer to space assets becomes more attractive. this site exists to track that journey. from today's 0 to the first real data centre in space.