Google said on September 24 that a prototype satellite scheduled to launch next week on SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission will carry its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort focused on AI computing infrastructure in space.
Google plans its first in-orbit AI chip test under Project Suncatcher
Alphabet says a prototype satellite launching next week will test whether its AI hardware can withstand radiation, temperature extremes and launch forces in low Earth orbit.
