Google Project Suncatcher prototype satellite's on-orbit TPU returns a haiku generated by Gemma 4 for the first time
On October 30, Google said that the Gemma 4 open model running on the on-orbit TPU of the Project Suncatcher prototype satellite returned its first AI response, a haiku about being in space, and the team subsequently tested a space-themed limerick and telemetry prompts reporting payload status. The satellite was launched on October 1 on the SpaceX Transporter-18 rideshare mission, was built by Google in collaboration with Planet, and the mission goal is to collect on-orbit data on the TPU's performance under the physical stresses of spaceflight as well as radiation and extreme temperatures. Google plans to launch two interconnected satellites in 2027 to test inter-satellite laser links.
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