SpaceX and Google in talks to launch data centers in Earth's orbit
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Google is in active talks with SpaceX for a rocket-launch deal to advance its plans for orbital data centers in space.

The partnership would place Google’s computing infrastructure into orbit as part of Project Suncatcher, which aims to launch prototype satellites by 2027 in cooperation with Planet Labs. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company intends to “send tiny racks of machines and have them in satellites, test them out, and then start scaling from there.”

SpaceX views orbital data centers as its next major frontier.

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