datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/googles-project-suncatcher-runs-first-workload-on-orbital-tpu-but-company-admits-space-data-centers-cost-100x-more-than-terrestrial Google's Project Suncatcher runs first workload on orbital TPU, but company admits space data centers cost 100x more than terrestrial
Google's Project Suncatcher prototype successfully ran an AI workload on four orbital TPUs and downlinked a model-generated haiku. Google says orbital data centers remain far more costly than Earth-based facilities, with an executive citing up to 100 times higher expense.
