Elon Musk stated that quantum computing would function best in the Moon’s permanently shadowed craters, where temperatures reach around 25 Kelvin to stabilize qubits without energy-heavy cooling.
“Quantum computing is best done in the permanently shadowed craters on the Moon” Musk wrote on Sunday
SpaceX’s Starship supports this through uncrewed lunar missions planned under a NASA contract by 2028.
Challenges include cosmic radiation risks and power supply needs, alongside restrictions from the 1967 Outer Space Treaty on lunar resource claims.
