Google and SpaceX are currently engaged in talks to discuss the possibility of establishing a space data center in orbit.
On Tuesday, Alphabet’s Google announced that it has been in talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other entities concerning future launches for its Project Suncatcher, which is an initiative aimed at creating an orbital data center.
Google is advancing the concept of a space-based data center through Project Suncatcher, a research initiative designed to connect solar-powered satellites that are equipped with its Tensor Processing Units into an orbital AI cloud.
The company plans to conduct an initial prototype launch in collaboration with its partner Planet Labs around the year 2027.
A collaboration with Google would represent the second occasion on which Musk has come back to an AI competitor he has previously criticised, particularly in light of the highly expected and important initial public offering for SpaceX.
PIEAS alumnus moves toward $60 billion deal with SpaceX
Earlier, an alumnus of the STEM Careers Programme, a joint initiative of PIEAS (administered by the Atomic Energy Commission of Pakistan) and the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Sualeh Asif made global headlines as his co-founded AI startup Cursor moved toward a potential $60 billion acquisition deal with SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk.
Sualeh Asif has proven to be an exceptional alumnus of the STEM Careers Program, a joint venture of PIEAS and the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
Read more: PIEAS alumnus Sualeh Asif all set for $60bn deal with Musk’s SpaceX
