Google plans to launch experimental satellite MVP on a SpaceX rocket on October 1, as part of Project Suncatcher; MVP has four TPUs and will operate for a year (New York Times)
Google is sending TPU hardware into orbit to test whether AI compute can work off-planet.
The experimental satellite is part of Project Suncatcher and is scheduled to ride on a SpaceX rocket on October 1. The MVP carries four TPUs and is meant to operate for one year. The note frames it as an early test, not a full production system. Techmeme's note
The experimental satellite is part of Project Suncatcher and is scheduled to ride on a SpaceX rocket on October 1. The MVP carries four TPUs and is meant to operate for one year. The note frames it as an early test, not a full production system. Techmeme's note
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