Nvidia is sending GPUs to the Moon
Nvidia is expanding its reach into space by providing Jetson chips for Lunar Outpost's moon rover and Firefly Aerospace's lunar satellites. These GPUs will assist in processing imagery and controlling navigation in extreme lunar environments.
Why it matters
The deployment of high-performance GPUs on the moon marks a significant step in integrating advanced AI processing into space exploration infrastructure.
Nvidia’s efforts to deploy its GPUs far and wide is aiming at a new target: the Moon.
Lunar Outpost , a startup building robotics for space infrastructure, announced on Thursday that its Moon rover will use Jetson chips to control its LiDAR system. When it does, it is likely to be the first GPU on the lunar surface.
“We’re taking the NVIDIA Jetson and comparing it to our flight compute platform that has a little bit more spaceflight heritage,” Lunar Outpost CEO Justin Cyrus said. “[We’re] seeing what the pros are, seeing what the cons are. And we’re really pushing towards trying to adopt these more capable GPU-powered systems in these extreme environments.”
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