Google's Project Suncatcher to launch first TPU-in-space prototype with Planet
blaiseaguera · x · 2026-09-25
Blaise Agüera y Arcas details Project Suncatcher, Google's research effort to scale ML compute in space, born 3 years ago from a debate on AI's future energy demands. In partnership with satellite company Planet, the team is preparing its first prototype launch to test TPU radiation resilience, orbital mechanics, and vacuum cooling.
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