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Astrolab to Launch FLIP Rover With HPE Space Computer-4

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC · How we work

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Astrolab will launch the FLIP rover with HPE’s Spaceborne Computer-4 to the lunar south pole later this year.
The rover will host the Moon’s first computer, GPU and AI experiments.
FLIP will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lander.
HPE will benchmark the Spaceborne Computer-4 with HPL and HPCG, targeting the first Top500 submission from a celestial body.

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Astrolab will launch the FLIP rover with HPE’s Spaceborne Computer-4 to the lunar south pole later this year.
The rover will host the Moon’s first computer, GPU and AI experiments.
FLIP will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 lander.
HPE will benchmark the Spaceborne Computer-4 with HPL and HPCG, targeting the first Top500 submission from a celestial body.