'Greetings, earthlings': Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up

The company's Starcloud-1 satellite is running Gemma, an open model from Google, marking the first time in history that an ...
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An AI model has been trained in space using an orbiting Nvidia GPU

Starcloud flew up the Nvidia H100 enterprise GPU on a test satellite on Nov. 2. Major players including SpaceX, Google, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have discussed doing the same.

‘One small step for LLMs’: Why training the first AI model in space is a breakthrough

A little-known startup called Starcloud may have just proved that the sci-fi concept of space-based data centres is no longer ...
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Thermal Modeling in Space: Simulating Satellite Temperatures

Simulate satellite thermal behavior in orbit. Explore how a Monte Carlo model demonstrates temperature changes as it moves ...
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Space Development Agency’s satellite network reaching ‘make-or-break’ moment

Illustration of missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tracking Layer. Credit: L3Harris WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency is preparing for a high-stakes series of ...
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Space Force to use small satellites for geostationary communications

For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a prime location 35,000 kilometers above Earth that provides unique ...