Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) announced its Spaceborne Computer-4, a compute module designed for space environments, is planned to run artificial intelligence and high performance computing benchmarks on the lunar surface, according to a company press release.

The mission is scheduled to launch in late 2026 as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. Voyager Technologies' Griffin-1 lander will transport Astrolab's FLIP rover to the lunar South Pole region, carrying HPE Spaceborne Computer-4 as a payload.

During the mission, the system is scheduled to run large language model retrieval-augmented generation, vision inference, and LiDAR data processing. HPE claims, based on publicly available information as of October 2026, that no other company or organization has conducted the specific HPC benchmarks it plans to execute on the lunar surface.

The compute module is fanless and lightweight, equipped with both a CPU and GPU, and uses flash memory storage from Kioxia. HPE will also support Astrolab's mission control in Hawthorne, California using HPE Private Cloud and HPE CloudOps Software.

NASA and Deloitte Consulting LLP are set to deploy additional AI workloads on the system. NASA plans to run its Federated Learning for Unbounded and Intelligent Decentralization experiment, coordinating AI models trained on data from Earth, the Moon, and the International Space Station. Deloitte will deploy its Silent Shield system for near real-time cybersecurity anomaly detection.

"With HPE Spaceborne Computer-4, we are bringing AI and high performance computing to the lunar edge," said Scott Wiest, vice president, fellow and global sales chief technologist at HPE.

Jaret Matthews, founder and CEO of Astrolab, said the FLIP rover "is designed to accommodate a variety of payloads, and this mission will demonstrate how commercial lunar mobility platforms can support technology development and scientific research."

HPE Spaceborne Computer-4 follows earlier iterations of the Spaceborne Computer program previously deployed on the International Space Station.