Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced plans to build AI data centers in space, targeting deployment by early 2027 with pilot satellites in partnership with Planet. The initiative, called Project Suncatcher, aims to harness solar energy more efficiently to power energy-intensive AI workloads. Multiple companies including SpaceX and Starcloud are exploring similar space-based infrastructure solutions to meet growing AI data demands.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers
Google targets early 2027 for Project Suncatcher—space-based AI data centers powered by solar energy—as multiple companies race to move compute workloads off-planet to solve the energy crisis throttling AI growth.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Fortune AIBY sys://pipeline
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