Interplanetary compute: The Moon, Mars, and beyond

Data has gravity. The data generated by permanent outposts and colonies on the Moon and Mars will be too large, time sensitive, and mission critical to send back to Earth for processing, generating a need for large-scale compute and storage infrastructure on location. This localization would create lunar and planetary enclaves that interface with Earth and each other but operate independently. During this session, consider the challenges of powering this infrastructure, producing cost- and resource-effective hardware for these environments, and building the communication and networking capabilities needed. In the process, help answer the question everyone is asking: “How will astronauts stream Netflix on Mars?”

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