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Google in Talks to Use SpaceX to Launch Space Data Centers, Report Says
A SpaceX Falcon 9 reusable rocket booster on display outside the company's facilities in Hawthorne, California.
Photographer: Ethan Swope/BloombergAlphabet Inc.’s Google is in talks with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch the search company’s test products for orbital data centers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Google previously said it is exploring deals with other launch providers, including Planet, for what the company called Project Suncatcher, it said in a November blog post. The company has been planning for prototype satellites to test how machine learning works in space.