谷歌下周将发射搭载AI芯片的卫星
原标题：Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week
AI 摘要
谷歌计划于10月1日通过SpaceX猎鹰9号火箭发射一颗搭载其Tensor Processing Unit（TPU）的卫星，作为Project Suncatcher实验计划的第一步，测试AI芯片在太空飞行、辐射和极端温度下的表现。谷歌的目标是最终将AI数据中心送入轨道，并计划明年再发射两颗卫星。项目高管Travis Beals表示，芯片在轨道上只能运行约15分钟就需要关闭冷却，此次发射旨在验证硬件可行性并发现故障点。
正文节选
Google is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The New York Times. The move is part of Google’s Project Suncatcher, the company’s experimental initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into orbit. Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week It’s the first step toward Google’s goal of handling AI tasks from space. The satellite, equipped with Google’s Tensor Processing Units, will launch abo