artificial intelligence Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:26:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png artificial intelligence Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ 32 32 80681979 Neuraspace tackles GNSS signal noise with ESA-funded satellite collision avoidance project https://spacenews.com/neuraspace-tackles-gnss-signal-noise-with-esa-funded-satellite-collision-avoidance-project/ https://spacenews.com/neuraspace-tackles-gnss-signal-noise-with-esa-funded-satellite-collision-avoidance-project/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:26:31 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=527427

Neuraspace is developing AI-powered software with support from the European Space Agency to help operators better harness navigation signals for satellite tracking and collision avoidance, the Portuguese space traffic management startup announced July 8.

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Is AI the next frontier in spacecraft design, or just a shiny buzzword? https://spacenews.com/is-ai-the-next-frontier-in-spacecraft-design-or-just-a-shiny-buzzword/ https://spacenews.com/is-ai-the-next-frontier-in-spacecraft-design-or-just-a-shiny-buzzword/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=519059 Fram2 launch

There is huge promise in AI to transform spacecraft design.  From near real-time performance calculations that enable broader design space exploration, to generative algorithms using mission requirements as inputs to […]

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Space superiority is crucial for Joint Force dominance. These four factors are needed to achieve it. https://spacenews.com/space-superiority-is-crucial-for-joint-force-dominance-these-four-factors-are-needed-to-achieve-it/ https://spacenews.com/space-superiority-is-crucial-for-joint-force-dominance-these-four-factors-are-needed-to-achieve-it/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518882

For decades, space-based capabilities delivered strategic value to the operational community, while real-time tactical capabilities came from ground, maritime and airborne sensors. This disconnect is rapidly disappearing in a long-overdue […]

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Lockheed Martin launches ‘AI Fight Club’ to test algorithms for warfare https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-launches-ai-fight-club-to-test-algorithms-for-warfare/ https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-launches-ai-fight-club-to-test-algorithms-for-warfare/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:36:14 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518783

The company aims to create a digital proving ground for AI systems across air, land, sea, and space operations.

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New report details China’s push to dominate artificial intelligence https://spacenews.com/new-report-details-chinas-push-to-dominate-artificial-intelligence/ https://spacenews.com/new-report-details-chinas-push-to-dominate-artificial-intelligence/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 18:16:41 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518462

At the core of Beijing's campaign are advanced data centers, on Earth and in orbit

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PiLogic raises $4 million for bespoke satellite AI models https://spacenews.com/pilogic-raises-4-million-for-bespoke-satellite-ai-models/ https://spacenews.com/pilogic-raises-4-million-for-bespoke-satellite-ai-models/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518018

Californian software startup PiLogic announced $4 million in seed funding May 22 to develop satellite diagnostics and other artificial intelligence tools tailored for space applications.

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AI could deliver insights when paired with (the right) humans https://spacenews.com/ai-could-deliver-insights-when-paired-with-the-right-humans/ https://spacenews.com/ai-could-deliver-insights-when-paired-with-the-right-humans/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 16:24:43 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518070

ST. LOUIS – Artificial intelligence combined with human insight promises to transform geospatial intelligence, experts said at the GEOINT Symposium 2025. But it will require standards, data verification and monitoring […]

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Geospatial intelligence agency urges faster AI deployment https://spacenews.com/geospatial-intelligence-agency-urges-faster-ai-deployment/ https://spacenews.com/geospatial-intelligence-agency-urges-faster-ai-deployment/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=517979

'While we've made some significant progress in the last 12 plus months, there's more work to be done'

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Space industry confronts twin disruptors: AI and geopolitics https://spacenews.com/space-industry-confronts-twin-disruptors-ai-and-geopolitics/ https://spacenews.com/space-industry-confronts-twin-disruptors-ai-and-geopolitics/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:33:17 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516148

Space businesses are under pressure to adapt as artificial intelligence and shifting geopolitics reshape their industry in ways that are still coming into focus.

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Bridging the gap between AI hype and reality https://spacenews.com/bridging-the-gap-between-ai-hype-and-reality/ https://spacenews.com/bridging-the-gap-between-ai-hype-and-reality/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515611

The promise of artificial intelligence has been a staple of government technology roadmaps for decades. But too often, AI has remained an aspirational concept — more a collection of PowerPoint […]

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‘Everyone is doing AI’: Space sector urged to catch up https://spacenews.com/everyone-is-doing-ai-space-sector-urged-to-catch-up/ https://spacenews.com/everyone-is-doing-ai-space-sector-urged-to-catch-up/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:44:59 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516056 Google will use its AI technologies to analyze data from the FireSat constellation for detecting wildfires.

COLORADO SPRINGS — The space industry must speed up adoption of artificial intelligence or risk falling behind, government and industry experts warned March 27. During a symposium organized by the […]

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GomSpace and Neuraspace partner to advance satellite collision avoidance https://spacenews.com/gomspace-and-neuraspace-partner-to-advance-satellite-collision-avoidance/ https://spacenews.com/gomspace-and-neuraspace-partner-to-advance-satellite-collision-avoidance/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:55:08 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515880

GomSpace, a Danish smallsat maker, announced plans April 8 to integrate space traffic management tools from Portugal’s Neuraspace into its satellite operations platform to help avoid collisions in increasingly congested orbits.

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Aitech unveils IQSat, a picosatellite for AI applications https://spacenews.com/aitech-unveils-iqsat-a-picosatellite-for-ai-applications/ https://spacenews.com/aitech-unveils-iqsat-a-picosatellite-for-ai-applications/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515801

COLORADO SPRINGS – Aitech Systems, a California company known for military and aerospace electronics, revealed plans for a picosatellite that will be used for artificial-intelligence applications. The company announced the […]

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Startups demonstrate in-orbit satellite autonomy https://spacenews.com/startups-demonstrate-in-orbit-satellite-autonomy/ https://spacenews.com/startups-demonstrate-in-orbit-satellite-autonomy/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:03:53 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515601

A small spacecraft earlier this year successfully demonstrated edge autonomy — or the capability of a satellite to analyze data and make decisions independently without waiting for instructions from ground […]

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Miles Space flight tests water-fueled thruster https://spacenews.com/miles-space-flight-tests-water-fueled-thruster/ https://spacenews.com/miles-space-flight-tests-water-fueled-thruster/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:19:20 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515178

SAN FRANCISCO – Miles Space has demonstrated a water-fueled electric thruster with unusually lower power demands. “We have a water-vapor-based plasma thruster that works at power levels so low, people […]

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Data and artificial intelligence: the fuel behind space discovery https://spacenews.com/data-and-artificial-intelligence-the-fuel-behind-space-discovery/ https://spacenews.com/data-and-artificial-intelligence-the-fuel-behind-space-discovery/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515008 Cassini Enceladus

As maintaining leadership in space is a primary goal, particularly across the United States Space Force, NASA and other federal agencies, the U.S. remains focused on space exploration as a […]

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Space Force unveils strategic plan for AI integration https://spacenews.com/space-force-unveils-strategic-plan-for-ai-integration/ https://spacenews.com/space-force-unveils-strategic-plan-for-ai-integration/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:55:24 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514793

"The Space Force recognizes the critical role that data and artificial intelligence will play in maintaining space superiority"

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Constellr releases first-light imagery of Tokyo https://spacenews.com/constellr-releases-first-light-imagery-of-tokyo/ https://spacenews.com/constellr-releases-first-light-imagery-of-tokyo/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:02:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514561

German startup constellr released first-light imagery from the initial satellite in its thermal-imaging constellation.

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L3Harris taps commercial AI partners for Pentagon’s Golden Dome program https://spacenews.com/l3harris-taps-commercial-ai-partners-for-pentagons-golden-dome-program/ https://spacenews.com/l3harris-taps-commercial-ai-partners-for-pentagons-golden-dome-program/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:40:22 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514478

Golden Dome will require more than just deploying sensors and interceptors. The system needs a 'collaborative autonomous network'

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Cognitive Space claims two SDA awards https://spacenews.com/cognitive-space-claims-two-sda-awards/ https://spacenews.com/cognitive-space-claims-two-sda-awards/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:13:02 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=514410

Cognitive Space will work with the Space Development Agency to optimize missile tracking and network routing.

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SatixFy gets UK funds to accelerate in-orbit satellite reconfiguration https://spacenews.com/satixfy-gets-uk-funds-to-accelerate-in-orbit-satellite-reconfiguration/ https://spacenews.com/satixfy-gets-uk-funds-to-accelerate-in-orbit-satellite-reconfiguration/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:33:06 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=513921

The UK Space Agency has awarded SatixFy funds to develop software to speed up how quickly reprogrammable satellites can adapt to changing needs in orbit, the Israeli chipmaker announced March 5.

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NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm https://spacenews.com/nasa-boosts-science-objectives-for-starling-swarm/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-boosts-science-objectives-for-starling-swarm/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:23:31 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512843

NASA is expanding testing of distributed autonomy for its first satellite swarm, Starling.

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NASA to roll out major update to core flight software https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-roll-out-major-update-to-core-flight-software/ https://spacenews.com/nasa-to-roll-out-major-update-to-core-flight-software/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:57:50 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512811

A government-only version of NASA core Flight System with enhanced security and other features will be released in mid-2025.

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What DeepSeek just pulled off — and why space tech should worry https://spacenews.com/what-deepseek-just-pulled-off-and-why-space-tech-should-worry/ https://spacenews.com/what-deepseek-just-pulled-off-and-why-space-tech-should-worry/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=512463 Deepseek mobile interface. Credit: DeepSeek / CC BY-SA 2.0

On Jan. 27, Wall Street was shaken by a trillion-dollar market drop after the Chinese AI company DeepSeek surpassed ChatGPT in popularity, becoming the number one downloaded app on Apple’s […]

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