How multi-agent AI can strengthen space missions against the unknown

Space missions are entering a new era defined by complexity: more sensors, more software-driven behavior, more tightly coupled subsystems and more interactions between spacecraft and orbital infrastructure.
Benchmark demonstrates high-throughput ASCENT thruster in hotfire testing at Edwards Air Force Base

SAN FRANCISCO – Benchmark Space Systems’ ASCENT-fueled Macaw thruster performed a 10-minute continuous burn, clearing the way for an on-orbit application of the propulsion technology, the company announced Dec.
NASA begins moon mission plume-surface interaction tests
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NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station
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SpaceX national security mission marks last use of Cape Canaveral's landing zones
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Voyager wins $21 million Air Force contract for AI-driven signals processing

The contract will focus on signals intelligence for U.S.
Multiple space companies join NATO’s DIANA defense accelerator

NATO has picked 150 companies from 24 of its member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic next year, including more than two dozen with ties to the space sector.
Delivering the next generation of cloud-native, multi-orbit ground systems

As on-orbit capabilities grow more advanced, ground systems are undergoing a transformation of their own.
Helsing and Kongsberg plot multi-mission European defense space network

Two defense technology companies from Norway and Germany have joined forces to bolster Europe’s sovereign intelligence and communications capabilities, with plans to start deploying small satellites in about three years.
China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft

China continued a surge in launch activity with a pair of missions Tuesday, adding to an opaque satellite series and launching new remote sensing satellites.
