As companies pour billions into Earth-based AI infrastructure, Google is taking the data center race off-planet

The moonshot idea of putting AI data centers into outer space just moved one step closer to reality, despite doubts about its feasibility. Last week, Google’s Project Suncatcher launched a refrigerator-sized satellite carrying four AI chips into orbit on a SpaceX rocket, in an early test of whether the technology behind today’s power-hungry data centers could someday operate in space. The satellite, developed in partnership with Planet Labs, took off on Oct. 1 and is operating as expected, according to a Google blog post .

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