--- title: Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon | daily.dev description: Nvidia's Jetson GPU platform is heading to the moon via two missions: a Lunar Outpost rover using Jetson chips to control its lidar system (likely the first... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-is-sending-gpus-to-the-moon-s1lpjxcvt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon | daily.dev og:description: Nvidia's Jetson GPU platform is heading to the moon via two missions: a Lunar Outpost rover using Jetson chips to control its lidar system (likely the first... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-is-sending-gpus-to-the-moon-s1lpjxcvt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/S1LpjXCvt.png og:image:alt: Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Nvidia is sending GPUs to the moon **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Nvidia's Jetson GPU platform is heading to the moon via two missions: a Lunar Outpost rover using Jetson chips to control its lidar system (likely the first GPU on the lunar surface), and a Firefly Aerospace satellite in lunar orbit processing imagery. Both missions face the challenge of operating GPUs in extreme lunar conditions — cosmic radiation, dramatic temperature swings, and low-power constraints during lunar night. Lunar Outpost CEO Justin Cyrus describes a shift from purely deterministic autonomy stacks toward hybrid physical AI systems, with ambitions to build a robotic workforce that enables sustained human presence on the moon. Multiple missions are expected to launch on Falcon 9 rockets before year-end, while the larger crewed Pegasus rover awaits Blue Origin's rocket recovery. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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