AI Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:21:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png AI Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Anduril secures $99.7 million contract for Space Force network upgrade https://spacenews.com/anduril-secures-99-7-million-contract-for-space-force-network-upgrade/ https://spacenews.com/anduril-secures-99-7-million-contract-for-space-force-network-upgrade/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:21:04 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509220

Anduril's Lattice software is used to autonomously process and distribute data from a global network of military space sensors

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Lockheed Martin teams with Iceye to advance AI-enabled targeting https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-teams-with-iceye-to-advance-ai-enabled-targeting/ https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-teams-with-iceye-to-advance-ai-enabled-targeting/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:26:15 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509192

The collaboration focuses on automated target recognition (ATR) technologies that leverage AI and radar satellite imagery to identify and classify objects

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Panel report on China’s tech developments calls for U.S. action on space and AI https://spacenews.com/panel-report-on-chinas-tech-developments-calls-for-u-s-action-on-space-and-ai/ https://spacenews.com/panel-report-on-chinas-tech-developments-calls-for-u-s-action-on-space-and-ai/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:32:04 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509098

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's annual report paints a comprehensive picture of China's state-driven ascendancy across space, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology

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Connecting the Dots | More data storage, more space AI https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-more-data-storage-more-space-ai/ https://spacenews.com/connecting-the-dots-more-data-storage-more-space-ai/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508916 The storage device currently undergoing dress tests outside the ISS. Credit: Seagate
The storage device currently undergoing dress tests outside the ISS. Credit: Seagate

Expanding data storage in space is crucial for enabling more powerful artificial intelligence systems to process larger volumes of information directly from orbit. More capable hard drives would facilitate faster […]

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AI takes aim at tedious tasks in government contracting https://spacenews.com/ai-takes-aim-at-tedious-tasks-in-government-contracting/ https://spacenews.com/ai-takes-aim-at-tedious-tasks-in-government-contracting/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508818 AI-assisted digital illustration by Brian Berger for SpaceNews
AI-assisted digital illustration by Brian Berger for SpaceNews

The newer generation of AI tools is specifically designed to navigate the complex world of government contracting, where security protocols are strict and the stakes are high, as a single proposal can make or break a company's fiscal year.

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Improving Space AI: Ground-to-orbit efforts aim to advance satellite intelligence https://spacenews.com/improving-space-ai-ground-orbit-efforts-aim-advance-satellite-intelligence/ https://spacenews.com/improving-space-ai-ground-orbit-efforts-aim-advance-satellite-intelligence/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=508558 Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT ordered the JSAT-31 software-defined satellite from Thales Alenia Space to respond to changes in geostationary broadband demand across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.
Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT ordered the JSAT-31 software-defined satellite from Thales Alenia Space to respond to changes in geostationary broadband demand across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.

AI-driven technologies are on the cusp of unlocking true autonomy in orbit, with the potential to enable spacecraft to operate independently and deliver more customized, intelligently managed data to Earth. […]

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Applying AI to satellite manufacturing https://spacenews.com/applying-ai-to-satellite-manufacturing/ https://spacenews.com/applying-ai-to-satellite-manufacturing/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:21:47 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507554

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Companies are proceeding cautiously in applying artificial intelligence to satellite manufacturing. Blue Canyon Technologies, for example, wants to better understand how AI can contribute to manufacturing […]

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Big data, advanced algorithms and new approaches for space missions https://spacenews.com/big-data-advanced-algorithms-and-new-approaches-for-space-missions/ https://spacenews.com/big-data-advanced-algorithms-and-new-approaches-for-space-missions/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:55:30 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507266

MILAN – Spacewalks, often a highlight of space missions, are likely to change in the future as given advancements in robotics and teleoperations. Every time an astronaut steps out of […]

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Canada’s Mission Control to demonstrate AI on Spire cubesat https://spacenews.com/canadas-mission-control-to-demonstrate-ai-on-spire-cubesat/ https://spacenews.com/canadas-mission-control-to-demonstrate-ai-on-spire-cubesat/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:34:01 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507201

MILAN – Spire Global and Canadian startup Mission Control announced plans Oct. 16 for Persistence, a technology demonstration mission focused on space-based artificial intelligence. “The Persistence mission will demonstrate resilient […]

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EarthDaily buys analytics specialist amid imagery constellation deployment delay https://spacenews.com/earthdaily-buys-analytics-specialist-amid-imagery-constellation-deployment-delay/ https://spacenews.com/earthdaily-buys-analytics-specialist-amid-imagery-constellation-deployment-delay/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=507081

Antarctica Capital has sold geospatial analytics provider Descartes Labs to EarthDaily Analytics, a company the private equity firm also owns, which has delayed its optical imagery constellation by two years to improve artificial intelligence compatibility.

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Anduril and Impulse Space to collaborate on AI-driven satellite mobility https://spacenews.com/anduril-and-impulse-space-to-collaborate-on-ai-driven-satellite-mobility/ https://spacenews.com/anduril-and-impulse-space-to-collaborate-on-ai-driven-satellite-mobility/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:05:45 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506998

The companies will seek to demonstrate "highly maneuverable space missions" for national security applications

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In Orbit Aerospace explores hypersonics under AFWERX contract https://spacenews.com/in-orbit-explores-hypersonics-under-afwerx-contract/ https://spacenews.com/in-orbit-explores-hypersonics-under-afwerx-contract/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:37:25 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506627

SAN FRANCISCO — In Orbit Aerospace won a $1.8 million AFWERX contract to employ artificial intelligence to detect and manage anomalies in hypersonic flight. In Orbit is developing machine-learning tools […]

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Apex to provide satellite buses for Anduril’s defense-oriented space missions https://spacenews.com/anduril-apex/ https://spacenews.com/anduril-apex/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506517

Apex’s inaugural mission in March carried Anduril’s edge data processing payload

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Space Force hails progress in missile-warning satellite program https://spacenews.com/space-force-hails-progress-in-missile-warning-satellite-program/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-hails-progress-in-missile-warning-satellite-program/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:45:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506427

The procurement of massive satellites for missile detection is moving forward despite shift to LEO systems

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Planet unveils Forest Carbon Monitoring dataset https://spacenews.com/planet-unveils-forest-carbon-monitoring-dataset/ https://spacenews.com/planet-unveils-forest-carbon-monitoring-dataset/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506290

SAN FRANCISCO – Earth observation company Planet unveiled a product Sept. 24 for monitoring global forests. Planet’s Forest Carbon Monitoring product offers quarterly estimates of the amount of carbon stored […]

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NASA SPAR Lab shares AI tool for spacecraft https://spacenews.com/nasa-spar-lab-shares-ai-tool-for-spacecraft/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-spar-lab-shares-ai-tool-for-spacecraft/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:51:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=506294

SAN FRANCISCO – Artificial intelligence promises to make spacecraft increasingly resilient and capable of gathering data without waiting for instructions from ground controllers. “We’ve been limited with the way we’ve […]

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Proteus Space to launch AI-designed ESPA satellite https://spacenews.com/proteus-space-to-launch-ai-designed-espa-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/proteus-space-to-launch-ai-designed-espa-satellite/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505910

SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Proteus Space plans to launch in 2025 what it says will be “the world’s first AI-designed” ESPA-class satellite. The ESPA low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite […]

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Anduril targets space domain with AI and autonomous systems https://spacenews.com/anduril-targets-space-domain-with-ai-and-autonomous-systems/ https://spacenews.com/anduril-targets-space-domain-with-ai-and-autonomous-systems/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505922

The company plans to “design, build, and launch our own fully integrated systems by the end of 2025”

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Eartheye Space raises $1.5 million https://spacenews.com/eartheye-space-raises-1-5-million/ https://spacenews.com/eartheye-space-raises-1-5-million/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:31:52 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505575

SAN FRANCISCO – Singapore startup Eartheye Space raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its online satellite-tasking platform. Eartheye Space, founded in 2022, calls itself the “Uber Eats” of […]

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Detecting satellite orbit anomalies requires human intelligence https://spacenews.com/detecting-satellite-orbit-anomalies-requires-human-intelligence/ https://spacenews.com/detecting-satellite-orbit-anomalies-requires-human-intelligence/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505182 Image of Earth observation satellites generated by DALL-E.
Image of Earth observation satellites generated by DALL-E.

Identifying anomalous operations of satellites is more than a technical task. It must depend on human intelligence gathering and advance warning.  Missile launch detection and characterization is a longstanding example […]

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Collimate offers tool to predict downlink success https://spacenews.com/collimate-offers-tool-to-predict-downlink-success/ https://spacenews.com/collimate-offers-tool-to-predict-downlink-success/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 23:57:19 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505268

SAN FRANCISCO – Collimate Space, a new Silicon Valley startup, aims to tackle a specific problem for satellite operators. Collimate offers a tool for predicting the success of satellite downlinks, […]

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NGA to launch $700 million program to help AI make sense of satellite images https://spacenews.com/nga-to-launch-700-million-program-to-help-ai-make-sense-of-satellite-images/ https://spacenews.com/nga-to-launch-700-million-program-to-help-ai-make-sense-of-satellite-images/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505126

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to solicit bids for “data labeling” services

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U.S. intelligence agency to evaluate trustworthiness of AI models https://spacenews.com/u-s-intelligence-agency-to-evaluate-trustworthiness-of-ai-models/ https://spacenews.com/u-s-intelligence-agency-to-evaluate-trustworthiness-of-ai-models/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=505120

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is creating a standardized framework for evaluating the accuracy of computer vision models used to analyze satellite imagery and other geospatial data

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Can AI detect anomalies in orbital astrodynamics? Managing a complex challenge https://spacenews.com/can-ai-detect-anomalies-in-orbital-astrodynamics-managing-a-complex-challenge/ https://spacenews.com/can-ai-detect-anomalies-in-orbital-astrodynamics-managing-a-complex-challenge/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=498876 A GeniGPT-generated image depicting the use of AI to monitor and manage spacecraft orbits.
A GeniGPT-generated image depicting the use of AI to monitor and manage spacecraft orbits.

As space traffic increases and our reliance on satellites grows, the question of how to manage and predict anomalies in orbital astrodynamics becomes ever more critical. The idea that artificial […]

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