
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images It’s plain to see that Elon Musk’s ambition of putting data centers in space is a daring and risky undertaking. Further underscoring the challenges, experts tell Reuters that a previous failed attempt at taking data centers off solid ground has alarming parallels that could spell doom for Musk’s plan for SpaceX. In 2015, Microsoft deployed “Project Natick,” a cutting edge underwater data