Ethan Thornton

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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe · 497: Ethan Thornton—I Like a Lotta Problems · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

Look, I think... Yeah, let's just go down the list.

I think one specific data centers in space point...

I think AI will accelerate in the amount of compute we need.

And I think that acceleration will be exponential.

Now, I don't personally know if that will be in space or terrestrial.

A lot of people like poke at Elon and he's like, he hasn't thought about the thermal rejection problem from satellites.

I guarantee you there are some pretty excellent SpaceX engineers, many of whom I know and I'm friends with, working on that specific problem and that's solved.

I think the fundamental question that unlocks data centers in space is how cheap is Starship?

If Starship is too expensive, it makes no sense.

If Starship launches all the time and it's insanely cheap, it makes sense.

I think a general rule is don't bet against Elon on big infrastructure and technology players.

I am, but mostly just because I'm bullish on America.

I think it's an excellent company.

I have a lot of friends that work there.

If I were a betting man, I would probably put 50-50 on.

And it sounds like this is a cop-out.

I promise I'm willing to share controversial takes I have.

But this is one where I think the history is not written yet.

And I think it's largely dependent on how these people actuate.

I think both futures are possible.

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