SpaceX and Google are reportedly in talks to launch data centers into orbit.
WASHINGTON — SpaceX and Google are reportedly in talks to launch data centers into orbit.
The technology isn’t proven yet, but Google has been working to make it a reality and launch Project Suncatcher November 2025 The goal is to put a prototype satellite into orbit by 2027.
The initiative is descriptive As a “moonshot to explore new frontiers: equipping a constellation of solar-powered satellites…to enable day-scale machine learning computing in space.” One of their first goals is to achieve “data center scale inter-satellite links.”
However, Google needs a rocket launch company to help achieve this goal.
That’s why the tech industry giants have apparently agreed to take steps to join forces, as both companies begin competing on orbital data centers.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says orbit is the next step for his rocket company.
Musk said in February He hopes to put up to a million satellites into orbit to form giant, solar-powered data centers in space, a move that could expand the use of artificial intelligence and chatbots without triggering blackouts and skyrocketing utility bills.
To fund the effort, Musk merged SpaceX with its artificial intelligence business earlier this year and plans a massive initial public offering of the combined company.
“Space-based AI is clearly the only way to scale,” Musk wrote on the SpaceX website at the time.
But scientists and industry experts say even Musk faces huge technical, financial and environmental obstacles.
Google is also reportedly in talks with other rocket launch companies about a possible deal, sources told CNN.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
