Sundar Pichai: Google's 'Moonshot' is Space Data Centers for Solar Power

• Google CEO Sundar Pichai hinted at plans to build data centers in space.
• The initiative aims to harness solar energy more effectively and advance quantum computing.
• Google plans to take a "first step" in 2027 by testing small data racks in satellites.
• Pichai believes space data centers could become a normal practice within a decade.
• Elon Musk expressed interest, and SpaceX/Starlink also have plans for orbital data centers.

Why It Matters: Google's space data center plan hints at a major shift in data storage and energy.