Google plans to launch a fridge-sized satellite on October 1 to test whether AI infrastructure can run in orbit on solar power, but scaling to a full data center would require thousands of satellites and may take decades to become cost-competitive.
Google's Suncatcher Project to Test Orbital AI Data Centers
Google plans to launch a fridge-sized satellite on October 1 to test whether AI infrastructure can run in orbit on solar power, but scaling to a full data center would require thousands of satellites and may take decades to become cost-competitive.
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