The award is part of NGA's Luno program

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Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility. Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time decision-making from the ground impossible when you […]

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Under a $4 million ‘TACFI’ contract, Cosmic Shielding will develop a tool to predict the performance in orbit of radiation-shielded AI computing chips and other electronics

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The product, called Vivid Features, combines Maxar’s satellite imagery archive with Ecopia’s artificial intelligence software

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The demonstration, targeted for 2026, will attempt to showcase a spacecraft’s ability to approach, image and maneuver around other objects in orbit without direct human control

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The deal underscores NGA's push to fold commercial satellite data and artificial intelligence into U.S. national security workflows.

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PARIS – Mobile edge computing specialist Armada and Sophia Space are working together to establish integrated, scalable compute infrastructure extending from Earth to space. By connecting terrestrial and orbital edge […]

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Varda, LeoLabs and Anduril collaborate on hypersonic tracking demo

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The service is rolling out initiatives, including a series of “AI Challenges” — hackathon-style competitions

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A startup developing software to turn satellites into virtual data centers is among four companies to win funding from San José’s first city-run artificial intelligence incentive program.

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The era of single-vector threats is behind us. That was Aerial Defense 1.0, when defenses were designed for ballistic missiles tracked by radar and defeated by linear kill webs. Threats […]

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SALT LAKE CITY – Mission Control Space Services is inviting organizations to test machine-learning models on the Canadian startup’s Persistence mission launched in June. “Whether you’re from a for-profit company, […]

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Belgian startup Edgx has raised seed funding to develop Sterna, an artificial intelligence computer designed to run complex algorithms onboard satellites to speed decisions and use limited bandwidth more efficiently.

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Virginia-based startup aims to speed up satellite data processing with onboard AI capabilities

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Executives highlight the role of AI and data integration as essential to the success of Golden Dome

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The Canadian Space Agency awarded initial study contracts July 29 for a lunar utility rover as part of the country’s push to deepen its role in the U.S.-led Artemis program.

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The technology can simulate adversary spacecraft behaviors in physics-accurate orbital environments

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The Virginia-based satellite operator provides geospatial intelligence derived from radio frequency (RF) emissions.

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With competitors like China pouring resources into AI-enabled warfare, the U.S. can not afford to tinker cautiously at the edges.

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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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Structured as Luno A and Luno B, the five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts carry a combined ceiling of $490 million

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Planet Labs won a multi-year $280 million agreement funded by the German government to supply satellite imagery and intelligence

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The company developed an AI analytics platform that aggregates data from Maxar's own satellites as well as partner constellations

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'RocketGPT' among first deployments of government-compliant ChatGPT designed for sensitive aerospace data

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