Overview
- Google announced the moonshot research effort on November 4 to extend machine‑learning workloads beyond Earth.
- The project explores satellites carrying Google’s TPU accelerators to form a scalable, interconnected computing network in space.
- Google cites abundant space solar energy as a key rationale for off‑planet AI infrastructure.
- Sundar Pichai said particle‑accelerator simulations of low‑Earth‑orbit radiation left the TPU v6e Trillium chip intact.
- Two hardware‑test prototype satellites are planned with Planet in early 2027 to validate components and operations in orbit.