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Definition: Project Suncatcher
An Alphabet (Google) endeavor for building AI data centers in space. Using solar-powered satellites and Google's TPU AI chips, Suncatcher is designed to run on nearly constant solar power. In addition, there are fewer physical limitations for data center construction than there are on earth. By 2027, two prototype satellites from Planet Labs are expected to launch. See AI data center and Tensor Processing Unit.
A Data Center In Orbit
This mockup shows how space-centric data centers may look in the future. Needless to say, this is one highly ambitious project for Alphabet, and if successful, will be an enormous game changer. Stay tuned! (Image courtesy of Planet Labs.)