Orbital AI Revolution Begins: Nvidia-Powered Satellite Launch to Pioneer Space Data Centers
A Washington startup is preparing to launch the first satellite equipped with Nvidia H100 GPUs into orbit next month. The mission aims to demonstrate the viability of space-based data centers that could revolutionize AI computing with unlimited solar power and natural cooling.
The Space Computing Frontier
In what sources indicate could mark a transformative moment for artificial intelligence infrastructure, a Redmond-based startup is preparing to launch advanced Nvidia computing hardware into space next month. According to reports, Starcloud (formerly Lumen Orbit) will send its 130-pound Starcloud-1 satellite to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying what analysts suggest represents the most powerful computational capabilities ever deployed in space.