Aerospace
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Superhuman·6d agoSpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit in Test Launch
SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle into orbit for the first time during a 90 minute flight that deployed 26 Starlink satellites. The successful test marks an important step for NASA, which plans to utilize Starship for lunar landings during future Artemis missions.
There's An AI For That·Sep 16Elon Musk Speaks on Space Technology and Model Safety
SpaceX chief Elon Musk discussed how modern algorithm development connects to rocket designs and computational infrastructure. His interview highlights model safety frameworks, testing across his business entities, and near term compute demands.
Superhuman·Sep 13Stratospheric balloon platform provides mobile service on long journey
Sceye finished a 30 day trip using an autonomous high altitude balloon system to provide broadband service over long distances. Partnering with SoftBank, the test allowed ordinary smartphones to place calls and stream video directly from high altitudes.
The Neuron·Aug 25Nvidia supplies SpaceX with custom processors for AI agents in space and ground networks
Elon Musk's AI arm, SpaceXAI, is deploying Nvidia's new Vera central processing units to manage back-end tasks for its Grok assistant. The chips will coordinate automated workflows across ground-based data centers as well as on Starmind, an upcoming satellite designed to run AI models directly in orbit. Nvidia developed the standalone processor to remove operational bottlenecks when autonomous agents interact with external tools and code.
