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Google's Suncatcher project aims to run AI infrastructure in orbit using solar power, starting with a fridge-sized experimental satellite scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1.
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Google's Suncatcher project aims to run AI infrastructure in orbit using solar power, starting with a fridge-sized experimental satellite scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1.
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