Space-Based Data Centers and Cooling: Feasibility Analysis via Multi-Criteria and Query Search for Water-Bearing Asteroids Showing Novel Underlying Regular and Symmetric Patterns

Space-based data centers (SBDCs) are environment-friendly and do not make use of Earth’s water resources for cooling. The cooling of SBDCs can be realized via using water aboard asteroids. The feasibility of this approach requires further consideration and has not received sufficient research attent...

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Published in:Symmetry (Basel) 2023-07, Vol.15 (7), p.1326
Main Authors: Periola, Ayodele, Alonge, Akintunde, Ogudo, Kingsley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Aquatic resources
Asteroid missions
Asteroids
Computer centers
Cost analysis
Data analysis
Data centers
Earth
Feasibility
Feasibility studies
Habitats
Mars missions
Meteors & meteorites
Multiple criterion
Payloads
Profitability
Profits
Space ships
Space vehicles
Water resources
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Summary:Space-based data centers (SBDCs) are environment-friendly and do not make use of Earth’s water resources for cooling. The cooling of SBDCs can be realized via using water aboard asteroids. The feasibility of this approach requires further consideration and has not received sufficient research attention. The study being presented investigates the existence of water-bearing asteroids whose water resources can potentially be used for cooling the server payloads aboard the SBDC. This is undertaken by executing multi-criteria search queries on the Asterank asteroid database. Data analysis shows that water can be accessed from asteroids at less than 0.26 AU by privately owned space vehicles designed for Earth-to-Mars missions. In addition, the results of data analysis show that there is a regularity and symmetric pattern among different asteroids. This arises as asteroids with different identities have the same near-Earth distance and upcoming approaches.
ISSN:2073-8994
2073-8994
DOI:10.3390/sym15071326