https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-throws-a-satellite-into-the-ring-as-the-ai-space-race-heats-upContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-throws-a-satellite-into-the-ring-as-the-ai-space-race-heats-uphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-throws-a-satellite-into-the-ring-as-the-ai-space-race-heats-up#u93358Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:56:28 +0000Google is sending artificial intelligence technology into orbit through a moonshot initiative called Project Suncatcher. The company plans to test hardware survival in space and design cooling systems for AI chips on an orbital data center test. SpaceX is scheduled to launch Google tensor processing units into orbit on Planet Labs satellites. This initiative marks a significant step in an industry-wide push by tech giants to establish networks of satellites that function together as data centers in outer space.Why it mattersThe contest to build orbital data centers extends the intense rivalry