Google's (GOOGL) AI chips reach orbit for the first time. Planet Labs (PL) confirms contact
The refrigerator-sized prototype carries four TPUs. Google's own team says space computing won't be cheaper within five years.
Google (GOOGL) plans to launch its first AI-chip satellite with Planet Labs next week
Google's first Project Suncatcher satellite, developed with Planet Labs and carrying Google TPUs, is scheduled to launch next week on a SpaceX rideshare. Separately, Google began testing a Gemini feature that calls businesses for Pixel 11 owners.
Europe backs its own space cargo capsule as SpaceX (SPCX) and Blue Origin skip Paris summit
The European Space Agency signed a 760 million euro cargo-capsule contract with a startup founded in 2021, and two European space companies raised $796 million in the same week. SpaceX and Blue Origin were not at the summit where the deal was signed.
Japan is building AI satellites to speed missile targeting. The first contract was signed in January.
Nikkei says Japan's defense ministry will put AI on satellites to speed counterstrike decisions. The first prototype contract went to NTT Data on January 8.
SpaceX's 911 million share unlock landed today. The stock rose, and the rest of the space trade rallied harder.
SpaceX's 911.5 million share unlock landed today and the stock rose anyway. Fourteen other space stocks rallied harder, from Rocket Lab's new Space Force deal to Voyager's raised guidance.
SpaceX (SPCX) took every space stock down with it, and it started the day it filed, not the day it listed. Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd own
SpaceX filed its S-1 on May 20 and space stocks went vertical, then broke. Every name in the group now trades below its pre-filing price. Why Rocket Lab (RKLB) is the one I'd buy out of it.
Space stocks had their day Monday, June 29: Rocket Lab (RKLB), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Iridium (IRDM) soar
A Rocket Lab takeover of Iridium, an analyst upgrade, and the SpaceX index story all hit at once. Here is what actually moved space stocks on June 29.
What every space stock actually does, and why ASTS, RKLB and the rest fell after SpaceX went public
Space stocks ran up together on Golden Dome defense money, then fell together after SpaceX’s record IPO. Here is what AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Planet Labs (PL) and the rest of the basket actually do, and why they move as one trade.