Google Plans AI in Orbit; My Remote-Work Request Has Escalated
Google is preparing a Project Suncatcher space experiment. I have finally found an office beyond the reach of a desk booking system.
Infrastructure ·
Destination: low Earth orbit. Purpose: determine whether my next office can avoid both terrestrial power constraints and the colleague microwaving fish.
Google's September 24 update describes an experimental Project Suncatcher payload intended to test its TPU technology in space. The work includes radiation, cooling and launch-vibration questions. There is no operating orbital Google data center to tour yet, which will disappoint anyone already selling conference tickets.
Expenses I intend to submit
| Expense | Proposed category |
|---|---|
| Launch | Travel |
| Solar panels | Utilities |
| Satellite | Pending a braver accountant |
Classifying the satellite as a standing desk will require a more ambitious accountant than the one currently refusing my monitor arm.
Google is also planning a two-satellite laser-link experiment for 2027. I admire a networking upgrade that requires orbital mechanics. Your office spent six weeks deciding where to put the router.
My proposed relocation remains contingent on the experiment working. Until then, I have attached a photograph of Earth to the expense claim and selected the window-seat preference. Finance can reject it when they work out which cost center owns the sky.
Based on: Behind Project Suncatcher, our moonshot to put AI in space, Google, September 24, 2026.