Space companies are finding new ways to exploit artificial intelligence for commercial and national security applications, executives said Feb. 8 at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California.
“Whether you’re running a constellation or operating any space system, AI is paramount,” said Alvaro Alonso Ruiz, co-founder of Leanspace, a French startup building a cloud infrastructure to run space missions.
AI and machine learning technologies, for example, allow operators of remote-sensing constellations to plan satellite operations, run simulations and identify what resources are needed where, he said.
“Optimizing resources is the real breakthrough … for how can we apply these technologies to build more sustainable businesses in space.”