88m pollution-tracking satellite backed by Jeff Bezos missing in space

Google said when it was launched it hoped its project would "fill gaps between existing tools". The company was using its artificial intelligence tools to process the data and generate a global methane map. But after just a year in orbit, in what was meant to be a five-year programme, communication was lost with MethaneSat. The team at EDF suspect that the satellite has lost power and said in a statement "that it is likely not recoverable." It went on to say that some of the software could be re-used but said it was too early to comment on whether a new satellite would be launched.