By Firefly Aerospace
Publication Date: 2026-04-08 13:00:00
Firefly’s AI software will run on NVIDIA Jetson module onboard Elytra spacecraft in lunar orbit to enable faster data-driven insights from the Moon
CEDAR PARK, Texas, April 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to enable rapid on-orbit processing in lunar orbit for Firefly’s Ocula Moon imaging service. As part of the collaboration, an NVIDIA Jetson module was embedded on high-resolution Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory telescopes and delivered to Firefly’s spacecraft facility ahead of integration on its Elytra orbital vehicle.
“Ocula is set to be the first commercial lunar imaging and mapping service available on the market, and it’s coming at a critical time when other government-owned satellites in lunar orbit are nearing end of life,” said Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace. “Now through our collaboration with NVIDIA, Ocula will be powered by the world’s leading edge AI processor. This capability allows us to layer on our SciTec AI software as the ‘brains’ that give customers real-time data driven insights from the Moon.”
Firefly’s Ocula service will be activated onboard Elytra as part of Firefly’s second mission to the Moon, Blue Ghost Mission 2, targeted to launch no earlier than late 2026. Elytra will first serve as a transfer vehicle…
