- Firefly Aerospace entered collaboration with NVIDIA to add on-orbit AI processing for its Ocula commercial Moon imaging service.
- Partnership embeds an NVIDIA Jetson module on Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft to process lunar imagery in orbit before downlink.
- Setup targets faster delivery of actionable lunar mapping and mineral-detection products by easing Moon-to-Earth bandwidth constraints.
- Ocula service is slated to activate on Elytra during Blue Ghost Mission 2, targeted to launch no earlier than late 2026.
- Elytra is expected to operate in lunar orbit for about five years, supporting continuous imaging and cislunar space domain awareness.
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