Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground

Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit on a SpaceX rocket, a prototype orbital compute satellite to prove its TPU can function in space, including power, cooling, and running models. Google's Project Suncatcher envisions an orbital data center network of 81 satellites.

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