Google is negotiating launch deals with SpaceX and other rocket providers to deploy orbital data centers. Sources familiar with the matter identify the initiative as Project Suncatcher.
The project aims to bypass terrestrial constraints on power and cooling for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Google intends to leverage continuous solar energy and the vacuum of space to maintain its AI hardware.
The move addresses the surging global demand for space-based computing. A partnership would secure a major customer for SpaceX as it pursues its own orbital data center development.