{"id":28518,"date":"2026-09-25T07:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28518"},"modified":"2026-09-25T07:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:29:29","slug":"google-hitches-a-ride-aboard-elon-musks-spacex-sends-tpus-to-space-ceo-sundar-pichai-says-well-we-are-going-to-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28518","title":{"rendered":"Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134478040,imgsize-728362,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/google-hitches-a-ride-aboard-elon-musks-spacex-sends-tpus-to-space-ceo-sundar-pichai-says-well-we-are-going-to-find-.jpg\" alt=\"Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find ...\" title=\"Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find ...\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk's SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find ...\">Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find &#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Google announced that its Project Suncatcher is scheduled to embark on its first test in orbit, launching a prototype satellite to evaluate how Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) perform in space.<!-- --> Sharing a post on X, Google CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sundar-pichai\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sundar Pichai<\/a> wrote: \u201cCan our TPUs survive and operate in space? Well, we&#8217;re going to find out\u201d. He further revealed that TPUs will be sent in space onboard the upcoming Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX was developed in partnership with Planet. \u201cProject Suncatcher is hitching a ride aboard @SpaceX&#8217;s Transporter-18 mission, testing a prototype satellite built in partnership with @planet,\u201d Pichai wrote adding \u201cOne small step for TPUs.<!-- -->&#8230;\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>SpaceX CEO Elon Musk replied to Pichai\u2019s post with rocket emojis.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What is Google\u2019s Project Suncatcher<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sundar Pichai first discussed the ambitious Project Suncatcher in 2025. It is a long-term, research moonshot exploring whether space could one day host scalable machine learning infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Pichai then acknowledged that the concept \u201clooks crazy today,\u201d Pichai defended the moonshot initiative by arguing that it is necessary to meet the vast, exponential demands of future computing power.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>\u201cI&#8217;m constantly thinking in that time frame. One example of this is Project Suncatcher two weeks ago, where we announced we&#8217;re gonna build data centers in space. Obviously, it&#8217;s a moonshot. Some of it looks crazy today,\u201d he said in a Release Notes podcast this week.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Pichai emphasised that Google\u2019s strategy involves constantly thinking on a long time frame and working backward from monumental goals. For Project Suncatcher, the justification lies in forecasting the processing demands of the next generation of AI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cYou know, when you truly step back and envision the amount of compute we are going to need, it starts making sense,\u201d Pichai said, adding, \u201cIt&#8217;s a matter of time, and so, how do you make progress on that? You work back, and have 27 Milestones and get underway.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Google\u2019s first satellite for the project is set for launch<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>On October 1, the satellite from the San Francisco lab, which Google has named MVP, is set to take the first step toward the company\u2019s goal. The satellite will be loaded onto a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, California, before being launched into orbit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/google-hitches-a-ride-aboard-elon-musks-spacex-sends-tpus-to-space-ceo-sundar-pichai-says-well-we-are-going-to-find-\/articleshow\/134477995.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find &#8230; Google announced that its Project Suncatcher is scheduled to embark on its first test in orbit, launching a prototype satellite to evaluate how Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) perform in space. 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