Google has launched its first advanced Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chip into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket, aiming to pave the way for large-scale space data centers. The tech giant's white paper on orbital data centers suggests SpaceX's Starship would need to complete approximately 1,600 launches over the next decade to cost-effectively deploy the necessary 370,000 tons of payload for such a network, which Google envisions as 81 satellites processing in parallel.