Google’s Suncatcher project plans to launch AI data centers into orbit powered by solar energy. A fridge‑sized experimental satellite will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1, but experts say about 10,000 such satellites would be needed to rival a single 1‑gigawatt Earth‑based data center, and it could take two decades before orbital centers become cost‑competitive. The initiative highlights the push toward low‑Earth‑orbit computing and the challenges of scaling space‑based AI infrastructure.
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