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HPE to test supercomputer performance on moon surface, verify AI and cybersecurity

Hewlett Packard Enterprise will test high-performance computing and AI on the moon, aiming to verify whether data can be processed on site rather than sent to Earth for analysis. The company plans to fly its Spaceborne Computer-4 on a lunar mission slated for launch in the second half of 2026. It will run HPC benchmarks, AI inference, terrain analysis and cybersecurity tests, and support operations with a private cloud setup on Earth.

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NASA launches tender for private space stations to succeed ISS, secure low Earth orbit hub after 2030

NASA has begun formal bidding for a private space station to replace the International Space Station and maintain a low Earth orbit human presence after 2030. The agency released a request for proposals and set a Dec. 8 deadline, with plans to select at least two companies and announce results in April. NASA also said it could support transportation for the first four crewed service missions.

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Pikachu tours International Space Station after 67 days in orbit

The European Space Agency has released a video made with Pokemon showing an “astronaut Pikachu” introducing the inside of the International Space Station. The video, posted on ESA’s official YouTube channel for World Space Week on Oct. 4-10, features a specially made Pikachu plush taken to the ISS by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot. The plush stayed in space for 67 days, from April 11 to June 17, orbiting Earth about 1,040 times.