SpaceX and Nvidia to launch space-optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 in orbit next Q4
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-08-25
Elon Musk officially announced that SpaceX, partnering with Nvidia, has designed a space-optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 system, slated for launch to orbit in Q4 next year, with significant scale planned in 2028. Investor Shaun Maguire noted how quickly orbital compute went from concept to being seen as the future of inference.
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