SpaceX is putting AI data centers in orbitSpaceX is reportedly taking NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin architecture to space with its new Starmind satellites.
Each satellite could pack 72 Rubin GPUs + 36 Vera CPUs into a custom SpaceX-designed rack that’s lighter, denser and simpler than NVIDIA’s traditional NVL72 setup.
And these aren’t just satellites with some AI chips onboard. They’re essentially datacenters in orbit, solar-powered, running datacenter-class compute, with results beamed back to Earth through Starlink laser links.
SpaceX says the same radical rack design will also be used on the ground, while Elon says the company is “exclusive to NVIDIA.”
SpaceX is talking about scaling Grok’s ground compute from 2 GW to 10 GW, with a potential fleet of up to 1 million satellites. First Starmind launch in Q4 2027.
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