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SpaceX and Google Are in Talks to Launch Data Centers in Orbit
Google is in talks with SpaceX and other rocket-launch companies for a rocket launch deal. Last year, Google announced Project Suncatcher, a moonshot initiative aimed at launching orbital data centers. Many industry leaders see orbit computing as a solution to the limitations of Earthbound data centers. SpaceX is also looking to launch orbital data centers. The speculative technology was the center of SpaceX's pitch to investors ahead of its planned IPO.
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