By Ananya Gairola
Publication Date: 2026-10-18 00:30:00
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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. CEO Elon Musk praised Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang as the two companies deepen their collaboration on AI computers designed to operate in space.
Musk Praises Nvidia Partnership As SpaceX Develops AI Computers
On X, Musk said, “Old friends are the best friends. Jensen rocks.”
He described the Starmind computer, co-developed by SpaceX and Nvidia, as “far better than almost anyone expects.”
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Musk also praised Nvidia’s engineering team, calling the collaboration a “pure joy” and saying the system would reach volume production in 2027.
Old friends are the best friends. Jensen rocks.
The Star Mind computer being co-engineered by SpaceX and Nvidia is far better than almost anyone expects and will reach volume production next year.
Working with the incredibly talented Nvidia engineering team is pure joy! https://t.co/73ULmppqjP
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 15, 2026
The post shared a video of Huang discussing the partnership during his appearance on the BG2 Pod, where he described Musk as a distinctive partner because of his work across AI computing, infrastructure and energy.
“I’m delighted that I love working with Elon,” Huang said, noting that Musk uses Nvidia technology to train and deploy AI models, including those powering…
