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IBM, NASA Use AI To Hunt For Lunar Ice, While Lockheed Martin Expands Quantum Push
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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
IBM and NASA released an open-source AI foundation model designed to identify lunar ice and volcanic features to aid Moon exploration. IBM also partnered with Lockheed Martin to create a quantum innovation hub in Switzerland to host IBM’s Quantum System Two, advancing joint quantum research projects.
This Wire brief tracks Lockheed Martin, and It sits within Fusion42's coverage of Quantum Computing, and 3 sources have reported it.
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Your quantum computing project can tap new partnerships as IBM and Lockheed Martin launch a Swiss innovation hub with advanced quantum systems. The open AI model for lunar ice suggests new opportunities for founders in space tech to deploy AI in scientific and resource discovery roles.
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