Firefly Aerospace Runs an NVIDIA Jetson in Lunar Orbit for the First Time

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Firefly Aerospace operated an NVIDIA Jetson edge module in lunar orbit, marking what NVIDIA says is the first time its edge AI hardware has run that far from Earth. It demonstrates on-device inference for autonomous spacecraft operations where round-trip latency to Earth is prohibitive. A notable proof point for ruggedized edge AI beyond terrestrial deployments.