May 12 : Alphabet's Google on Tuesday said it has been in discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others regarding future launches for its Project Suncatcher, an orbital data center project. Google is pushing the space-based data center idea with Project Suncatcher, a research effort to network solar-powered satellites equipped with its Tensor Processing Units into an orbital AI cloud. The company plans an initial prototype launch with partner Planet Labs around 2027. A partnership with Google