Google Suncatcher Puts AI Data Centers in Orbit

Google's Suncatcher project aims to run AI infrastructure in orbit on solar power. An experimental refrigerator-size satellite, MVP, is set to launch October 1 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Google VP James Manyika says it can handle basic AI queries. SpaceX and Blue Origin are also pursuing orbital data centers, but cooling, radiation and launch costs remain major hurdles.