Google is preparing to send its AI chips into space as part of Project Suncatcher, a research initiative exploring whether artificial intelligence computing could eventually be performed in orbit. The first prototype satellite is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX mission in partnership with Planet, carrying Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) into low Earth orbit to test their operational performance, radiation resistance, and thermal handling in space. The broader vision is to eventually connect satellites using laser links to work as a massive computing system, with this initial mission serving as a crucial test before scaling the concept [Google Research]()