Nvidia launches AI chip for space data centers, Vera Rubin Space-1 unveiled

• Nvidia unveiled Vera Rubin Space-1, an AI chip module designed to power orbiting data centers, announced by CEO Jensen Huang.
• Partners like Starcloud are involved, with a November satellite launch planned for the new Nvidia module's cosmic debut.
• The Starcloud-1 satellite, refrigerator-sized, is expected to have 100 times more computing power than previous space operations.
• Starcloud aims to run Google AI with Nvidia GPUs in space, predicting most new data centers will be in outer space within 10 years.
• Space data centers offer constant solar power and avoid land acquisition issues, but face challenges like radiation, extreme temperatures, and space junk.