Google Suncatcher 项目拟将 AI 数据中心送入轨道
原标题：Google's Suncatcher project aims to put AI data centers in orbit powered by solar energy
AI 摘要
Google 的 Suncatcher 项目计划将 AI 数据中心送入轨道，利用太阳能供电。一颗名为 MVP 的实验卫星将于 10 月 1 日由 SpaceX 猎鹰 9 号发射，据称可处理基本 AI 查询。SpaceX 和 Blue Origin 也在研究轨道数据中心，但面临散热、宇宙辐射和发射成本等巨大障碍；Google 经理估计需约 1 万颗卫星才能匹敌地面 1 吉瓦数据中心，贝索斯认为可能需 20 年才能实现成本优势。
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Google's Suncatcher project aims to put AI data centers in orbit powered by solar energy Google wants to put AI data centers in space. Its "Suncatcher" project would run AI infrastructure in orbit on solar power. On October 1, an experimental satellite called "MVP" is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the New York Times reports. The "refrigerator-size satellite" was built and tested at Planet Labs in San Francisco. Google VP James Manyika says it