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- SpaceX launched the Transporter-18 rideshare mission carrying a Google AI satellite plus 129 other payloads, marking the second leg of a spaceflight tripleheader.
- The Transporter-18 payload manifest includes AI datacenter prototypes and energy redirection demonstrators among the 130 total spacecraft launched.
Why it matters: Transporter-18's manifest — pairing a Google AI satellite with experimental datacenter prototypes on a single Falcon 9 — shows SpaceX's rideshare program now doubles as a testbed for orbital AI and computing infrastructure, with 130 payloads sharing one launch.
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