Liftoff: Google is realizing Elon Musks dream of AI data centers in space

Next week, Google will be living out Elon Musk's dream of putting AI data centers in space — and they'll be doing it with help from Musk's space exploration company.On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Google will load an experimental satellite on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and launch it in space. The satellite is part of Google's Project Suncatcher initiative, which seeks to set up AI data centers in space. The experimental satellite will be able answer simple A.I. prompts from space, accordi