Pichai says Google got first Project Suncatcher TPU response from orbit

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-30 17:15:58 UTC

Today Sundar Pichai said on X that after launching a Project Suncatcher prototype satellite a few weeks ago, Google has successfully sent a command to orbit, booted up the TPU, run a prompt, and received the first complete response back on Earth — a haiku. [1]

Sources

1. @sundarpichai (X): we've now successfully sent a command up to orbit, booted up the TPU, ran the prompt, and received our first complete response back on earth

   @sundarpichai (X) · 2026-10-30 17:05:16 UTC · Excerpt

Link to this briefing · Back to news