Starcloud’s AI computing payload will get a ride to lunar orbit on Firefly’s space vehicle

An artist’s conception shows Firefly’s Elytra spacecraft in lunar orbit, with Starcloud’s SC-1 data-processing payload highlighted in purple. (Firefly Aerospace Illustration) Redmond, Wash.-based Starcloud has signed up to send its artificial intelligence data-processing hardware into lunar orbit on a Firefly Aerospace spacecraft. Starcloud’s payload, known as SC-1L, will fly on Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle during a NASA-supported mission that’s scheduled for launch no earlier than 2028.