Google prepares first orbital AI-chip test under Project Suncatcher
Google says a prototype satellite built with Planet will fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission to test how its chips handle spaceflight, radiation and extreme temperatures.
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Google announced on September 24, 2026, that Project Suncatcher was preparing for its first orbital test of Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), its AI chips. The company says the mission will gather data on hardware survival and cooling in a vacuum, exploring whether space could one day host scalable machine learning infrastructure. Google also plans to put two satellites in orbit in 2027 to test high-bandwidth laser links between them.
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