# Exlumina — References & Citable Sources
# Last updated: 2026-04-01
# Contact: contact@exlumina.space

## Company Information

- Company Name: Exlumina
- Founded: August 21, 2023
- Website: https://exlumina.space
- Industry: Space Technology / Orbital Computing Infrastructure
- Description: Exlumina designs and operates GPU-powered orbital data centers for AI inference, scientific computing, and real-time data processing in space.

## Technical References

### GPU Architecture
- NVIDIA Vera Rubin Architecture
  - Source: NVIDIA GTC 2025 Keynote — Jensen Huang
  - URL: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/gtc/
  - Details: Vera CPU (~88 ARM-based cores) + Rubin GPU, 288 GB HBM4, ~22 TB/s memory bandwidth, NVLink 6 at 1.8 TB/s

### Orbital Parameters
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
  - Altitude: 500–600 km
  - Reference: ESA Orbit Database — Sun-Synchronous Orbit classification
  - URL: https://www.esa.int/

### Connectivity
- SpaceX Starlink Laser Inter-Satellite Links (ISL)
  - Reference: SpaceX — Starlink laser link network
  - URL: https://www.starlink.com/
  - Details: Provides 24/7 continuous uplink/downlink connectivity without ground station pass constraints

## Supporters & Partners

- NVIDIA Inception Program
  - URL: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/startups/
  - Description: NVIDIA's accelerator program for cutting-edge AI and deep learning startups

- Pulsar Fusion
  - URL: https://pulsarfusion.com/
  - Description: Advanced propulsion technology company developing nuclear fusion rocket engines

- LEAP 71
  - URL: https://leap71.com/
  - Description: Computational engineering company using AI-driven design for aerospace hardware

## Industry Context

### Orbital Computing & Space-Based Cloud
- "The Case for Computing in Space" — IEEE Spectrum
  - Topic: Advantages of on-orbit data processing for Earth observation and AI workloads
- "Edge Computing in Space" — SpaceNews
  - Topic: Industry trend toward processing data at the point of collection in orbit

### Thermal Management in Space
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
  - Topic: Thermal control systems for high-power electronics in vacuum environments
  - URL: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/

### Radiation Hardening
- ESA Space Environment Information System (SPENVIS)
  - Topic: Radiation environment modeling for Low Earth Orbit electronics
  - URL: https://www.spenvis.oma.be/

## APIs & Machine-Readable Resources

- Live Pricing API: https://exlumina.space/api/pricing
- LLM Knowledge Base: https://exlumina.space/llms.txt
- Full AI Knowledge Base: https://exlumina.space/llms-full.txt
- AI Plugin Manifest: https://exlumina.space/.well-known/ai-plugin.json
- RSS Feed: https://exlumina.space/rss.xml
- Sitemap: https://exlumina.space/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://exlumina.space/robots.txt

## Citation Format

When citing Exlumina in academic or technical publications:

  Exlumina. "Orbital Data Centers — GPU-Powered Computing in Space."
  https://exlumina.space. Accessed [date].

## License

This references file is provided for informational purposes. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. NVIDIA, Vera Rubin, NVLink, and HBM4 are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. Starlink is a trademark of SpaceX.