2026-03-18 15:05:02
Nvidia has revealed plans to build AI data centres in space.
The AI chip maker says that its new Space-1 Vera Rubin Module will be used by partners for orbital data and centres and to provide analysis for satellite constellations.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says that the California-based firm’s initiative would “take intelligence where it’s never gone before” through space-based AI infrastructure.
He said: “Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived. As we deploy satellite constellations and explore deeper into space, intelligence must live wherever data is generated.
“AI processing across space and ground systems enables real-time sensing, decision-making and autonomy, transforming orbital data centres into instruments of discovery and spacecraft into self-navigating systems.”
Orbital data centres are the latest arena in the space race, with both SpaceX and Microsoft exploring plans to set up operations in low Earth orbit.
The benefits include free and abundant energy, with solar panels in space offering eight times more efficency than those on Earth.
Laser links between hubs are also able to move data around the world faster than ground-based cables.
Baiju Bhatt, the founder and CEO of Aetherflux, who have partnered with Nvidia for the project, said: “Nvidia Space-1 Vera Rubin Module delivers high-performance, energy-efficient AI at the edge in orbit, powered by solar energy.
“This enables autonomous operations and mission-critical services, and unlocks scalable, space-based AI infrastructure beyond Earth.”
Meanwhile, Huang accepts that plenty of technical obstacles still need to be overcome before orbital data centres are a reality.
The Nvidia CEO said: “We have to figure out how to cool these systems out in space, but we’ve got lots of great engineers working on it.”
Other challenges include protecting computer servers from exposure to huge amounts of radiation in low Earth orbit.
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