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Received — 24 September 2026 ⏭

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

✇NYT: Science
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.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A 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.

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

✇NYT: Science
By: Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 21:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.

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.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A 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.

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cade Metz
24 September 2026 at 21:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.
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