'Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived': Nvidia wants to power the next generation of data centers in space

Date:
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:05:00 +0000

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Nvidia has a host of new hardware looking to maximize the potential of space technology.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Nvidia reveals hardware for use in orbital data centers Space-1 Vera Rubin Module will offer huge increases in power and efficiency, with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU back on Erath to process the data Six space companies have alreadt signed up to work with Nvidia Nvidia has laid out its plans to help launch the next generation of "space innovation" - namely through boosting data centers in space with the latest AI capabilities.

At Nvidia GTC 2026 , the company revealed how its hardware is helping
partners and "space operators" become more effective and powerful, particularly for operations such as disaster response, climate and weather predictions and more. This includes Space-1 Vera Rubin Module, Nvidia's
latest tool for orbital data centers (ODCs) running LLMs and advanced foundation models, which includes a Rubin GPU delivering up to 25 times more AI compute than its H100, and high-bandwidth interconnect to process massive data streams from space-based instruments in real time Article continues
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It will also help AI applications operate seamlessly, "from ground to space, and space to space," while supporting increasingly complex missions and ODCs become more widespread.

Elsewhere, Nvidia's data center platforms back on planet Earth, including the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU, will provide high-throughput, on-demand processing for geospatial intelligence, delivering up to 100 times faster performance versus legacy CPU-based batch systems when analyzing massive imagery archives such as weather data.

The platform will also help AI applications operate seamlessly, "from ground to space, and space to space," while supporting increasingly complex missions and ODCs become more widespread. 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
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All of this should help unlock processes such as on-orbit analytics, autonomous scientific discovery and rapid insight generation, pushing space technology even further, with six commercial space companies are understood
to have already deployed Space-1 Vera Rubin Module.

Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived. As we deploy satellite constellations and explore deeper into space, intelligence must live wherever data is generated, said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.

AI processing acrss space and ground systems enables real-time sensing, decision-making and autonomy, transforming orbital data centers into instruments of discovery and spacecraft into self-navigating systems. With
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