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International Business Times
International Business Times
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SpaceX Is Building an AI Data Center in Space. Elon Musk Is Betting Big on Nvidia For It.

SpaceX plans to send a space-optimized version of Nvidia's Vera Rubin NVL72 computing system into orbit during the fourth quarter of 2027, roughly a year earlier than the timeline presented to investors. (Credit: Getty Images)

Elon Musk is pushing one of his most ambitious artificial intelligence projects ahead of schedule, with SpaceX now targeting late 2027 to launch an orbital data center powered exclusively by Nvidia technology.

According to a Moneywise report, SpaceX plans to send a space-optimized version of Nvidia's Vera Rubin NVL72 computing system into orbit during the fourth quarter of 2027, roughly a year earlier than the timeline presented to investors before the company's public debut.

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