# AI data centres (datacenters) in space! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 22, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centres-datacenters-in-space/1031098 "2026-06-22T12:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 100
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centres-datacenters-in-space/1031098/100 "2026-09-24T14:32:40Z")
[Gift link](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/technology/google-suncatcher-ai-data-center-space.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DlE.Csh8.P39IpcXsZDyo&smid=url-share) to a New York Times article about a plan by Google to launch an experimental data center next week. > The work was part of an ambitious effort from Google called Project Suncatcher, which aims to put artificial intelligence data centers into space and to harness the sun’s energy to power them. On Oct. 1, the satellite from the San Francisco lab — which Google has named MVP — is set to become the first step toward that goal by a major tech company. It will be loaded onto a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at the Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, Calif., and then launched into orbit. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-data-centres-datacenters-in-space/1031098)._