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Google plans AI data centers in outer space

Original: Google takes the A.I. data center race to outer space

Google has unveiled Project Suncatcher, an initiative to move AI data centers into outer space, pairing it with plans to launch prototype satellites by early 2027. The idea is that solar-powered satellite constellations in orbit could supply near-unlimited solar energy for AI computing, sidestepping the land, water and power constraints that data centers face on Earth. Engineers say the biggest hurdles remain the harsh radiation environment, thermal management and launching enough hardware at scale.

Why now: Google's announcement of space-based AI computing is a striking, ambitious twist in the AI infrastructure race.

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