SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)SpaceXSpaceXto publicly reveal / to disclosegōngkāi公开first model / inaugural productshǒukuǎn首款orbital / in orbitguǐdào轨道AI (artificial intelligence)AIAIsatellitewèixīng卫星designshèjì设计，to advance into / to enter a marketjìnjūn进军outer spacetàikōng太空computingjìsuàn计算marketshìchǎng市场。
SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to publicly reveal / to disclose
gōngkāi
公开
first model / inaugural product
shǒukuǎn
首款
orbital / in orbit
guǐdào
轨道
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
design
shèjì
设计
to advance into / to enter a market
jìnjūn
进军
outer space
tàikōng
太空
computing
jìsuàn
计算
market
shìchǎng
市场
SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to release / to announce
gōngbù
公布
completion marker
le
了
named / called
míng wéi
名为
AI1 (orbital compute satellite)
AI1
AI1
structural particle
de
的
orbital
guǐdào
轨道
computing / compute
jìsuàn
计算
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
design
shèjì
设计
the said satellite
gāi wèixīng
该卫星
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
in / at
zài
在
outer space
tàikōng
太空
within / in
zhōng
中
to run / to operate
yùnxíng
运行
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
workload / computing workload
gōngzuò fùzài
工作负载
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
and
hé
和
Anthropic (AI research company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
already / have
yǐ
已
to sign / to sign off on
qiānshǔ
签署
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
plan / to plan
jìhuà
计划
from / toward
xiàng
向
SpaceX (company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to purchase / to buy
gòumǎi
购买
orbital
guǐdào
轨道
computing power / compute resources
suànlì
算力
August 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
SpaceX (rocket and satellite company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to publicly reveal / to disclose
gōngkāi
公开
completion marker
le
了
first model / inaugural product
shǒukuǎn
首款
orbital / in orbit
guǐdào
轨道
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
AI1 (orbital compute satellite)
AI1
AI1
structural particle
de
的
detailed / thorough
xiángxì
详细
design
shèjì
设计
formally / officially
zhèngshì
正式
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to enter
jìnrù
进入
outer space
tàikōng
太空
computing power / compute resources
suànlì
算力
market
shìchǎng
市场
this / the said
gāi
该
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
wingspan / span tip-to-tip
yìzhǎn
翼展
reaching / up to
dá
达
70 meters (230 feet)
70 mǐ
70米
when deployed / when unfolded
zhǎnkāi
展开
after / once
hòu
后
height
gāo
高
approximately / about
yuē
约
20 meters (66 feet)
20 mǐ
20米
completely / entirely
wánquán
完全
to rely on / to depend on
yīlài
依赖
solar energy
tàiyángnéng
太阳能
to supply power
gōngdiàn
供电
AI1 (the satellite)
AI1
AI1
on average / average
píngjūn
平均
can / be able to
kě
可
to provide / to deliver
tígōng
提供
120 kilowatts
120 qiānwǎ
120千瓦
structural particle
de
的
computing
jìsuàn
计算
power output / wattage
gōnglǜ
功率
peak value / maximum output
fēngzhí
峰值
output
shūchū
输出
can reach / up to
kě dá
可达
150 kilowatts
150 qiānwǎ
150千瓦
Elon Musk
Āilóng Māsīkè
埃隆·马斯克
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
AI1 (the satellite)
AI1
AI1
structural particle
de
的
structure / design
jiégòu
结构
compared to / than
bǐ
比
Starlink (satellite network)
Xīngliàn
星链
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
simple / straightforward
jiǎndān
简单
much more (comparative intensifier)
de duō
得多
to manufacture / manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
cost
chéngběn
成本
also / additionally
yě
也
even lower / much lower
gèng dī
更低
SpaceX (company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
ultimately / eventually
zuìzhōng
最终
to deploy / deployment
bùshǔ
部署
as many as / up to
duōdá
多达
one million (satellites)
100 wàn kē
100万颗
this type of / such
cǐlèi
此类
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
to form / to create
xíngchéng
形成
ultra-large-scale / massive
chāo dà guīmó
超大规模
orbital
guǐdào
轨道
computing / compute
jìsuàn
计算
constellation (of satellites)
xīngzuò
星座
not only
bùjǐn
不仅
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
company
gōngsī
公司
Anthropic (AI research company)
Anthropic
Anthropic
also / additionally
yě
也
already
yǐ
已
with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
planning
jìhuà
计划
to purchase / to buy
gòumǎi
购买
orbital
guǐdào
轨道
computing power
suànlì
算力
this / this particular
zhè yī
这一
move / measure / initiative
jǔcuò
举措
aimed at / with the goal of
zhǐ zài
旨在
to solve / to address
jiějué
解决
ground-based / terrestrial
dìmiàn
地面
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
structural particle
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
bottleneck
píngjǐng
瓶颈
and
yǔ
与
land
tǔdì
土地
resources
zīyuán
资源
limitation / constraint
xiànzhì
限制
market
shìchǎng
市场
analysis / analysts
fēnxī
分析
to forecast / to predict
yùcè
预测
in-orbit / orbital (operating in orbit)
zài guǐ
在轨
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
market
shìchǎng
市场
by / reaching
dào
到
by end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
scale / market size
guīmó
规模
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
reach approximately / around
yuē dá
约达
$1.4 billion
14 yì měiyuán
14亿美元
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Science & TechnologySpaceX Reveals AI1 Orbital Compute Satellite Design, Entering the Space Computing Market
SpaceX released the design of its AI1 orbital compute satellite, which will run AI workloads from space using solar power. Google and Anthropic have signed deals to purchase orbital computing capacity.
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more than a thousand (people)
qiān yú míng
千余名
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
industry workers / practitioners
cóngyè zhě
从业者
to jointly sign / to co-sign
liánshǔ
联署
open letter
gōngkāi xìn
公开信
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
to establish / to build
jiànlì
建立
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to slow down / to decelerate
jiǎnsù
减速
mechanism / system
jīzhì
机制
More Than 1,100 AI Workers Sign Letter Calling for US-Backed AI Pacing Mechanism
Googlegǔgē谷歌DeepMind (Google AI research lab)DeepMindDeepMindto release / to launchfābù发布Gemini Robotics 2 (Google robot AI platform)Gemini Robotics 2Gemini Robotics 2，to achieve / to realizeshíxiàn实现humanoid / human-shapedrénxíng人形robotjīqìrén机器人whole body / full bodyquánshēn全身coordinated / harmonizedxiétiáo协调control / to controlkòngzhì控制。
Google
gǔgē
谷歌
DeepMind (Google AI research lab)
DeepMind
DeepMind
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Gemini Robotics 2 (Google robot AI platform)
Gemini Robotics 2
Gemini Robotics 2
to achieve / to realize
shíxiàn
实现
humanoid / human-shaped
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
whole body / full body
quánshēn
全身
coordinated / harmonized
xiétiáo
协调
control / to control
kòngzhì
控制
Google DeepMind Releases Gemini Robotics 2 for Full Humanoid Body Control
United StatesMěiguó美国Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì联邦通信委员会to issue / to announcefābù发布ban / prohibition orderjìnlìng禁令，to prohibit / to banjìnzhǐ禁止to importjìnkǒu进口foreignwàiguó外国manufactured / madezhìzào制造(structural particle)de的humanoid robotrénxíng jīqìrén人形机器人。
United States
Měiguó
美国
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì
联邦通信委员会
to issue / to announce
fābù
发布
ban / prohibition order
jìnlìng
禁令
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
to import
jìnkǒu
进口
foreign
wàiguó
外国
manufactured / made
zhìzào
制造
(structural particle)
de
的
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
US FCC Bans Imports of Foreign Humanoid Robots, Targeting China
Moonshot AI (Chinese AI startup)Yuè zhī àn miàn月之暗面to release / to publishfābù发布global / worldwidequánqiú全球the largestzuìdà最大open-weight (AI model weights)kāiyuán quánzhòng开源权重model (AI)móxíng模型Kimi K3 (AI model by Moonshot AI)Kimi K3Kimi K3。
Moonshot AI (Chinese AI startup)
Yuè zhī àn miàn
月之暗面
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
the largest
zuìdà
最大
open-weight (AI model weights)
kāiyuán quánzhòng
开源权重
model (AI)
móxíng
模型
Kimi K3 (AI model by Moonshot AI)
Kimi K3
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3, the World Largest Open-Weight AI Model