AI takes aim at tedious tasks in government contracting
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.
Improving Space AI: Ground-to-orbit efforts aim to advance satellite intelligence
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. Terrestrial networks will also need to become more intelligent to handle the satellite communications market’s unprecedented expansion, driven by cheaper satellite bandwidth and smaller, more…
Webinar – Transforming Geospatial Intelligence: Data Labeling for AI
Join us November 20 at 1:00 PM EST for a discussion on a groundbreaking initiative from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) — a $700 million investment in data labeling to empower artificial intelligence in geospatial intelligence.
Applying AI to satellite manufacturing
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 without jeopardizing cybersecurity. “When you’re trying to teach an AI machine, where does your data go,” Chris Winslett, Blue Canyon Technologies general manager, asked at…
Aptos Orbital unveils device for onboard processing, communications and cloud services
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Silicon Valley startup Aptos Orbital unveiled Oct. 22 an artificial intelligence device for space-based processing, communications and cloud services. “Today’s satellites are siloed from modern cloud environments, hampered by the lack of onboard compute power and multi-hour coverage gaps,” Aptos co-founder Yonatan Winetraub, said in a statement. “Our goal is to…
Proteus and SAIC form strategic partnership
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Los Angeles startup Proteus Space announced a strategic partnership Oct. 22 with government contractor SAIC. In addition, SAIC made a “significant investment” in the startup. The value of the investment was not disclosed. Through the partnership, the companies will work together to enhance Mercury, Proteus’ AI-based platform meant to “autonomously designs…
Big data, advanced algorithms and new approaches for space missions
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 a space vehicle, “that is an incredible, high-level-risk activity,” Golda Nguyen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aeronautics and Astronautics PhD student and National Defense Science and…
Canada’s Mission Control to demonstrate AI on Spire cubesat
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 onboard spacecraft autonomy over a yearlong demonstration of deep learning AI in space,” Ewan Reid, Mission Control founder and CEO, said at the International Astronautical…
EarthDaily buys analytics specialist amid imagery constellation deployment delay
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.
Yahsat and Bayanat forge AI-powered space technology champion
Emirati satellite operator Yahsat and geospatial artificial intelligence provider Bayanat completed their merger Oct. 1, forming a company called Space42 valued at about $3 billion on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
Planet unveils Forest Carbon Monitoring dataset
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 in branches, leaves and other plant tissue above ground at a resolution of three meters per pixel. In addition, it shows canopy height and canopy…
NASA SPAR Lab shares AI tool for spacecraft
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 done work so far,” Evana Gizzi, AI research lead at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, told SpaceNews. “And there are so many things we want…
Evolving artificial intelligence capabilities in space
Executives discussing emerging space-based computing capabilities Sept. 20 called for stronger collaboration between policymakers and technology leaders to accelerate artificial intelligence’s societal benefits.
LEO takes center stage for communications at sea
Ship owners are increasingly relegating geostationary satellites to the backseat and turning to low Earth orbit networks for primary communications at sea, according to a panel of multi-orbit maritime service providers.
Anduril targets space domain with AI and autonomous systems
The company plans to “design, build, and launch our own fully integrated systems by the end of 2025”
NGA taps 10 firms for $290 million satellite data analytics contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency selected Earth observation satellite imagery providers and data analytics specialists to compete for orders under the Luno A program
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