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Google launches Project Suncatcher prototype satellite to test TPUs in orbit
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Google AI announced that Project Suncatcher, a moonshot exploring whether machine learning infrastructure can one day be hosted in space, has launched a prototype satellite into orbit. Built with Planet and flown on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission, the mission will gather data on how Google TPUs handle the physical stress and extremes of spaceflight. Google says low Earth orbit could provide near-constant sunlight and up to 8x more solar power than on Earth.
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