Google Is Sending Four TPUs to Orbit in Its First Suncatcher Test
Google's Project Suncatcher will launch the MVP satellite on October 1, carrying four TPUs to test whether AI compute can survive and work in Earth orbit.
By TPW Editorial7 min read
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NASA Activates Roman's 300-Megapixel Wide Field Instrument and Checks Out the Coronagraph
NASA powered up the Roman Space Telescope's 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument in September 2026 and ran early checks on its planet-imaging coronagraph.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
How Reusable Rockets Fly Again: The Engineering of Booster Landings
Staging throws away a rocket's most expensive part. Here is how Falcon 9 boosters land themselves, and why propulsive reuse changed launch economics forever.
By TPW Editorial10 min read