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NVIDIA officially announced its expansion into space computing, introducing a suite of accelerated platforms designed to power orbital data centers (ODCs) and autonomous spacecraft. The lineup features the new Space-1 Vera Rubin Module, which delivers 25x more AI compute for space-based inferencing compared to previous models, alongside the energy-efficient IGX Thor and Jetson Orin edge computing modules. Engineered to survive the strict size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints of space, these platforms allow industry partners like Axiom Space, Planet Labs, and Starcloud to process massive amounts of geospatial and sensor data directly in orbit, rather than beaming raw data back to Earth.