Why it matters: it's a hardware stress test for #SpaceCompute against launch vibration, radiation, and thermal cycling. With ~8× the solar energy of ground arrays, we're watching the first step toward #OrbitalDataCenters. Next: a 2027 demo paving the way for 81-satellite clusters. (2/2)

Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1 - will be interesting to see how this orbital data center malarkey goes, could this be the first (and maybe last) attempt? #AI #OrbitalDataCenters #SpaceX #Google #Suncatcher

The arrangement that Sophia Space and SLI have worked out for financing the creation of an orbital computing constellation is just as notable as the bottom line of the $300 million deal. www.geekwire.com/2026/sophia-... #OrbitalDataCenters #Space