Orbital、軌道上でのNVIDIAチップ実証に向け500万ドルを調達
Orbitalはシード資金として500万ドルを調達し、AI推論のためにNVIDIA Blackwellチップを宇宙に打ち上げる。SpaceXのStarshipが最終的に打ち上げコストを十分に下げ、軌道上データセンターを経済的に実現可能にすると賭けている。
orbital, a new space data center startup founded by spin co-founder euwyn poon, raised $5m in seed funding from a16z and others to perform ai inference in orbit. the company plans to fly an nvidia blackwell chip on a demo flight this year and launch data-processing spacecraft with nvidia space-1 gpus by 2028, eventually targeting a constellation of 10,000 satellites. the venture relies on spacexs starship to reduce the brutal economics of launch, with partner andrew chen noting that ai demand justifies long-term capital efforts.