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Firefly and Nvidia to Enhance Lunar Mission with AI

4/11/2026

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  • Firefly Aerospace and Nvidia will integrate the Nvidia Jetson platform into the Elytra spacecraft to enable on-orbit processing of high-resolution lunar imagery for the Blue Ghost Mission 2, planned for late 2026.
  • The Jetson-based processing enables on-orbit data analysis, reducing the need for extensive downlinking of imagery from the mission.
  • Nvidia's Jetson Orin chip has been successfully tested on Planet Labs’ Pelican-4 satellite, demonstrating efficient object detection.