NGA to launch $700 million program to help AI make sense of satellite images
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to solicit bids for “data labeling” services
U.S. intelligence agency to evaluate trustworthiness of AI models
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
Navigating by sight
SAN FRANCISCO – A NASA formation-flying experiment shows the promise of autonomous navigation for satellite swarms. The four cubesats in the Starling Formation-Flying Optical Experiment, or StarFOX, calculate their orbits by combining visual images from star trackers with robotics algorithms. “Such a visual-navigation system on a swarm of satellite can be used to navigate around…
SNC scaling up its fleet of radio-frequency monitoring satellites
The company is transitioning from RF sensing cubesats to larger ESPA-class satellites
Atlas AI reveals work with Airbus
SAN FRANCISCO— Geospatial intelligence startup Atlas AI announced collaboration Aug. 13 with multinational aircraft manufacturer Airbus SE. Airbus is relying on Atlas AI’s geospatial platform, which pairs satellite imagery with artificial intelligence, to gain insight into travel demand, airport catchment areas and infrastructure change. “By partnering with Airbus SE, we’re leveraging our GeoAI platform to…
Little Place Labs and Loft Orbital to test analytics in orbit
LOGAN, Utah – Houston startup Little Place Labs announced a contract to deploy software to Loft Orbital’s YAM-6 satellite. “We’ll pair Loft’s low-latency operations, using its space infrastructure, with our cutting-edge analytics to enhance maritime domain awareness,” Little Place Labs said in an Aug. 7 blog post. Funding for the mission comes from Little Place…
BAE wins $48 million U.S. Air Force contract for data analytics platform
BAE Systems will support the Insight program run by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Booz Allen deploys advanced language model in space
A generative AI large language model is being run on a supercomputer aboard the International Space Station
ASCEND panel cites AI challenges and promise
LAS VEGAS – Space organizations are continuing to identify promising applications of artificial intelligence, according to speakers at the AIAA ASCEND conference here. At NASA, for example, AI is proving useful in aggregating datasets from various Earth-observation sensors and illustrating the data in ways that are “intuitively clear,” said David Salvagnini, NASA chief artificial intelligence…
Ramon.Space creates UK space computing engineering hub
Ramon.Space is setting up an engineering hub in the United Kingdom to help grow its space computing technology business globally, the California-based company announced July 16.
NASA’s CAPSTONE is testing “Autopilot” software suite for cislunar operations
NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft is testing software for autonomous operations in cislunar orbit to pave the way for Gateway.
U.S. military to award $3 billion contract for AI-driven intelligence
The U.S. Indo-Pacific command plans to procure a wide spectrum of commercial data and AI-fueled analytics
Microsoft leads $40 million funding for Starlink networking startup
Armada has raised an extra $40 million through a Microsoft-led funding round to develop mobile data centers tailored for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, the San Francisco-based startup announced July 11.
Sift raises $17.5M in Series A round
Southern California startup Sift raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures.
Starlab Space adds Palantir as strategic partner on commercial space station effort
Commercial space station developer Starlab Space has added Palantir Technologies as a strategic partner, seeking to use its artificial intelligence capabilities to support station operations.
AI transforming satellite imaging industry ‘but it’s not magic’
Planet’s senior vice president Troy Toman says the company is resetting expectations around AI’s capabilities to solve complex problems
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