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Today โ€” 28 September 2026NYT - Technology

Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

By: Cade Metz
25 September 2026 at 01:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

ยฉ Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.

Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

24 September 2026 at 13:48
Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

ยฉ Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A technician in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspects the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite before a vibration test meant to mimic the shaking it will undergo during launch.

Data Center Is Fined $1.1 Million for Operating 62 Power Generators

24 September 2026 at 01:17
New Jersey officials said that the natural gas-powered generators, each the size of a tractor-trailer, were operating without permits.

ยฉ USA Today, via Reuters

A data center under construction in Vineland, N.J., last year.
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