# Project Suncatcher **Entity class:** Technology program **Domain:** Artificial intelligence / Space computing **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Project Suncatcher is described in the broadcast as an effort involving Google compute hardware placed in orbit. ## Mechanism and significance The concept links AI infrastructure with space-based power, cooling, launch economics, communication, and maintenance; the broadcast mention should remain distinct from independently verified program scope. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Physical Intelligence and Scientific Infrastructure|Physical Intelligence and Scientific Infrastructure]] - **Primary fields:** [[Physical AI]] · [[AI Infrastructure]] · [[AI Superpower]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Physical Superintelligence]] · [[Geoengineering]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.