Google is in talks with SpaceX on a rocket launch deal tied to the companies’ orbital data-center ambitions, according to people familiar with the matter. Google is also discussing potential agreements with other launch providers. The talks come as SpaceX promotes orbital computing to investors ahead of its planned IPO. Google said last year it plans to launch prototype satellites by 2027 under Project Suncatcher with Planet Labs. Elon Musk has described orbital data centers as “the next frontie

Google is in talks with SpaceX on a rocket launch deal tied to the companies’ orbital data-center ambitions, according to people familiar with the matter. Google is also discussing potential agreements with other launch providers. The talks come as SpaceX promotes orbital computing to investors ahead of its planned IPO. Google said last year it plans to launch prototype satellites by 2027 under Project Suncatcher with Planet Labs. Elon Musk has described orbital data centers as “the next frontier” for SpaceX. SpaceX recently announced computing and infrastructure agreements with Anthropic and Cursor.