By Yuvraj Malik
Publication Date: 2026-10-02 01:58:00
Google is testing whether AI infrastructure can overcome the technical and economic barriers of space.
- Google’s TPUs reached orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission, marking the chips’ first trip into space.
- Project Suncatcher is testing the chips against radiation, extreme heat and launch conditions.
- GOOGL stock declined the last two days, even as the retail sentiment on Stocktwits moved higher to ‘bullish.’
Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL) has put its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) into orbit for the first time, testing whether Google’s custom chips can survive the harsh space environment for a range of applications.
Google launched the first prototype for Project Suncatcher, its moonshot effort to determine whether large-scale AI computing could eventually be moved into low-Earth orbit.
The prototype launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission on Thursday, carrying the TPUs into orbit. SpaceX confirmed the mission carried 130 payloads to low-Earth orbit.
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