Google in Talks with SpaceX to Launch Orbital Data Centers — Project Suncatcher Targets 81-Satellite Compute Cluster

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Bloomberg/WSJ report Google is negotiating with SpaceX to launch orbital data center prototypes as part of Project Suncatcher, which aims for an 81-satellite cluster spanning 1km with onboard TPUs. Prototype launches targeted for 2027. SpaceX, preparing for its $1.75T IPO, recently filed authorization for up to 1 million satellites supporting orbital compute. Anthropic also signed a deal with SpaceX last week for Memphis data center resources with potential orbital collaboration. 172 upvotes and 95 comments on r/singularity reflect deep practitioner interest.