The environmental cost of putting data centers in space

# Space Data Centers Could Create More Environmental Problems Than They Solve SpaceX wants to launch millions of satellite data centers into orbit, claiming they'd be powered by constant sunlight with no environmental harm. However, researchers warn the plan ignores a bigger picture: launching rockets to space produces massive amounts of pollution, and the soot from each rocket launch stays in the upper atmosphere far longer than ground-level pollution, potentially causing more climate damage than the electricity savings would ever recover.