Nvidia signs deal to deploy edge AI on future Moon missions laying the groundwork for a permanent human home in space

Date:
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0000

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Nvidia will provide the backbone to Lunar Outpost, a company dedicated to in-space infrastructure and extra-terrestrial economy.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Off-planet mobility company Lunar Outpost with use the Nvidia Jetson platform and Nvidia CUDA-X libraries for future lunar missions Nvidia Jetson modules will manage the command and control of the Lunar Voyage 2 rover's LiDAR system, set for launch later in 2026 This follows Lunar Outposts successful bid to design and deliver the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle for NASA Nvidia is collaborating with space economy infrastructure company Lunar Outpost to deliver edge AI for future missions to the Moon and beyond. Powering the first generation of AI space computing, Nvidias Jetson platform and Nvidia CUDA-X libraries are expected
to underpin the Lunar Outposts growing mission manifest.

Everything from processing to mapping and communications will be handled by Nvidias edge AI provision, which is seen as the solution to Lunar Outposts contributions to the NASA Artemis program of modern space exploration. Later in 2026, the Reiner Gamma exploration the lunar swirl geographical feature
on the Moons surface will launch, with the Lunar Voyage 2 expected to be the first Lunar Outpost hardware to be deployed with Nvidia Jetson tech. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: Nvidia in space (Image credit: Lunar Outpost) Lunar Outpost is no stranger to space exploration, having assisted NASA and MIT on the MOXIE project, generating oxygen on the surface of Mars on a project running 2021 to 2023. Its collaboration continues with the Reiner Gamma exploration, working with General Motors and Goodyear on its lunar rover.

Lunar missions require intelligent systems that can process data and make decisions in real time," noted Chen Su, Head of edge AI product marketing at NVIDIA. You may like NASA reveals more on its moon base plans and it seems the astronauts might have to assemble it all themselves, like a load of IKEA furniture 'Our ability to achieve orbital AI at scale depends on our ability to access a sufficient number of AI chips, significantly more than are currently available to us': SpaceX admits that getting data centers in space may fall short due to a lack of chips Nvidia is building the world's first 'national AI'

"Lunar Outpost is using NVIDIA Jetson and CUDA-X libraries to give its rovers the onboard AI computing needed for terrain mapping, autonomous navigation, mission data processing and scientific discovery. Human-robot exploration Set for dispatch to the lunar surface at some point in the second half of 2026
via SpaceX Falcon 9, Lunar Outposts Lunar Voyage 2 will be overseen from Earth, while the Nvidia AI technology handles advanced autonomy and communications, as well as lunar mapping and onboard data processing. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting
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Justin Cyrus, Founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost, said NVIDIA has set the standard for advanced AI computing, and we're proud to work alongside them as we bring increasingly intelligent capabilities to the lunar surface and build towards a Moon Base.

Partnering with Nvidia for edge AI support appears to be the first stage of some pioneering missions. The future of Lunar Outposts off-world activities includes Lunar Voyage 3 and Lunar Voyage 5 missions, where the first human-robot exploration of another world is planned. For this, the Nvidia Space-1 Vera Rubin Module will be deployed, managing real-time data, mapping, and real-time video streaming from the Moon to Lunar Outposts mission
control.

Lunar Outpost is contracted to a further nine lunar and cislunar (the area between the Earth and Moon) missions before 2030, with Nvidia Jetson and the CUDA-X libraries expected to play a part in all 10. Follow TechRadar on
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