terrestrial

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CEO Musk wants to put AI data centers in space, on the conviction that space-based AI computing could be cheaper than terrestrial AI computing in a couple of years.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

"A lot of people think of dinosaurs as sort of the mammal equivalents in the Mesozoic era, since they're both the dominant terrestrial animals of their respective time periods," Holtz said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

"As non-native species and the largest living terrestrial animals, these imported beasts would have required transportation by ship," the academics said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“Global electricity demand for AI simply cannot be met with terrestrial solutions, even in the near term, without imposing hardship on communities and the environment,” Musk said in a memo published Monday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

To test this question, many years ago my colleagues and I prepared chambers that simulated the Martian environment as it was then known, inoculated them with terrestrial microorganisms and waited to see if anybody survived.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan