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Is Firefly Aerospace's (FLY) NVIDIA-Powered Lunar AI Bet Redefining Its Competitive Moat?
In early April 2026, Firefly Aerospace announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to embed an NVIDIA Jetson module on its Elytra orbital vehicle, enabling rapid on-orbit processing for the Ocula Moon imaging service to support lunar mapping, mineral detection, reconnaissance, and space domain awareness over a roughly five-year mission in lunar orbit.
By combining NVIDIA’s edge-computing hardware with Firefly’s SciTec AI software, the company aims to turn raw lunar and cislunar sensor data into...