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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Anthony Cuthbertson

REVEALED: Google launches ai into space in world first | Rare Historical Photos

Google's Project Suncatcher aims to link together multiple satellite constellations to host artificial intelligence (AI) in low-Earth orbit - (Google)

Google has launched its first satellite as part of an ambitious plan to place artificial intelligence in space.

The prototype satellite of the US tech giant’s Project Suncatcher effort lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday aboard SpaceX's ⁠Transporter-18 rideshare mission.

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