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Google looked at Earth and wanted more cloud
Google launches first datacenter satellite and research that finds orbiting bit barns can work
TL;DRGoogle tested a satellite datacenter in orbit; it actually worked.
Why it matters: Distributed space-based computing could transform latency, redundancy, and global infrastructure economics.
If SpaceX can launch 1,800 Starships, and researchers nail gnarly networking, design and formation flying problems,
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