Falcon 9

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   Google’s Suncatcher satellite runs Gemma 4 in orbit

   Google’s Project Suncatcher prototype satellite completed roughly three weeks of in-orbit commissioning and began communicating with Earth, according to Google and multiple news reports. Ground engineers prompted the preloaded Gemma 4 model to create a space-themed haiku, while the satellite also handled limerick and telemetry prompts. Google said its TPUs can run for only about 20 minutes per session because of power constraints, and it plans further tests under thermal stress and radiation exposure.

   TechCrunch AI · 🔥 27
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   SpaceX reportedly shifts engineers toward AI computing in Memphis

   Ars Technica, as reported by cnBeta, says SpaceX plans to move leading Falcon engineering staff to Memphis to build ground AI computing infrastructure as part of a 2027 target for 10 gigawatts of capacity. The report also says SpaceX notified NASA that it will stop flying crewed Dragon by 2030 or earlier, stopped selling Falcon 9 commercial launches after 2028, and declined new U.S. military and lunar-base launch business. NASA has increased support for Blue Origin as the report describes changing priorities at SpaceX.

   cnBeta · 🔥 3

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