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Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space

NPR · Oct 1, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC

The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.

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