Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space NYT: Technology By: Kate Conger and Cade Metz 24 September 2026 at 09:48 Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space. Β© Philip Cheung for The New York TimesA technician in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspects the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite before a vibration test meant to mimic the shaking it will undergo during launch.