No. Space debris, radiation, power capacity, latency, maintenance, not yet worth the likely burn rate and risks. Cart before the horse. First master short distance space travel <i>maintenance</i>, shields <i>debris and radiation</i>, energy efficiency and advanced battery tech, etc ... If the data-center in space is bigger than a telco closet then the power tech to run this beast is thousands of years out <i>and would more than likely be some cold fusion reactor.</i><p>Ocean shore-face area behind a seawall could be a little more feasible however, especially for deep sea fiber hubs and oceanic packet flow WAN optimization.
> “While space offers the benefit of 24-7 solar energy, solar flares and cosmic radiation could damage sensitive electronic equipment and current electronics, from mainstream microchips to memories that are not built and tested to work in space.”<p>Seems like a pretty significant risk, no?