Google is making significant strides in its space-based data center project, dubbed 'Suncatcher', having successfully launched its inaugural experimental satellite on October 1st to test and verify pivotal technologies. Nevertheless, according to Google's research, if the ambition to construct large-scale AI data centers in orbit is to be realized in the future, SpaceX's existing rocket capacity will prove grossly inadequate. Moreover, the cost of transporting payloads into orbit needs to be slashed to roughly $200 per kilogram. Achieving this ambitious cost reduction target is likely to necessitate approximately 1,800 Starship launches over time.
