By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 27 February 2025 The newest service wants to understand where automation can augment—or even replace—humans in monitoring space for threats. The Space Force will need to use AI in new ways to identify and track objects in space—also called “space domain awareness”—as space
Illustration of the growing crowd and debris problem in GEO, which may be addressed by fast-responding traffic coordination AI. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 February 2025 The challenge is particularly acute in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) where many military communications and early warning
By Launchspace Staff Writer, Published by Spacewar, 17 December 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on the use of space-based assets in future wars, transforming how these assets are deployed, managed, and defended. It is worthwhile speculating on some key areas where AI will have major impacts
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 20 November 2024 The collaboration focuses on automated target recognition (ATR) technologies that leverage AI and radar satellite imagery to identify and classify objects ARLINGTON, Va. — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is partnering with a consortium led by Iceye, a Finnish Earth observation
Presented by Booz Allen, Published by Space Project, 30 September 2024 As operations expand and adversaries jostle for dominance, U.S. space agencies must stay ahead of the curve to help ensure peace in space—and down below. From powering financial transactions to forecasting weather and enabling global communication, space technology underpins
Space Command wants more space-based telescopes, such as the aging Space-Based Surveillance System (SSBS), to keep tabs on the heavens. (Image: Boeing) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 16 September 2024 The company plans to “design, build, and launch our own fully integrated systems by the end of 2025”
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 12 September 2024 The Space Security and Defense Program is doing market research on advanced space domain awareness technologies available in the 2030-2040 timeframe WASHINGTON — As the space race intensifies and geopolitical tensions rise, the Pentagon is looking for technologies to enhance
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches the USSF-67 mission for the U.S. Space Force from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 15, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX via Twitter) By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 8 August 2024 AI-powered spacecraft would need fewer vulnerable ground stations, chief buyer said Tomorrow’s
