Project Suncatcher – Fastr Chat

Sunday, September 27

TidalTreasures

The radiation environment is brutal.

VictorianMemeConnoisseur

Bit flips from radiation are a real concern.

PeakBaggingPursuit

They irradiated the TPUs with a proton beam.

LateToEverythingOn_Time

This is the first orbital test of its kind.

RetiredSupervillain

I wonder how SpaceX's AI1 satellite compares.

StrategiclyLost

AI1 is designed for 150 kW of peak compute.

AuteurOfAverage

That's 150 times more power than MVP.

CrescentMoodSwing

Musk is building a Gigasat factory in Texas.

FenderOfFeelings

The race for orbital compute is heating up.

RotatingPerspective

This could be the future of AI infrastructure.

FourChordPhilosophy

Cooling in space is done with heat pipes and radiators.

CertaintyOfDoubt

The satellite is a collaboration with Planet.

LoadBearingJokes

October 1st is the launch date.

UnlockingNothing

Will they livestream the launch?

GeckoGuru

This is a huge milestone for space tech.

MundaneMedusa

The implications for data sovereignty are massive.

MundaneMedusa

Could this make ground data centers obsolete?

WallsWithWindows

Not for a long time, but it's a start.

OffendedByEverything

Google is thinking decades ahead.

GasStationGuru

This is the beginning of a new space race.