Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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BlackSky Secures Seven-Figure NGA Contract Extension for AI Satellite Monitoring
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a seven-figure contract award under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order, extending the company’s work providing artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring services based on satellite imagery and analytics. The funding renewal supports a four-year program focused on monitoring activity patterns and identifying anomalies at key facilities worldwide.…
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Vantor Wins $5.3 Million NGA Contract for AI-Driven Earth Change Detection
U.S. geospatial analytics firm Vantor has secured a $5.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to develop tools that combine multiple satellite data sources to monitor changes to Earth’s surface. Awarded under NGA’s Luno B program, the project will provide intelligence agencies with information on shifts in roads, vegetation, buildings and terrain, as…
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SpaceX Acquires Musk’s AI Firm xAI in Bid to Integrate Space and Artificial Intelligence
SpaceX has acquired xAI, the artificial intelligence firm founded by billionaire Elon Musk, as he moves to consolidate more of his technology businesses under a single structure. The transaction values SpaceX at around $1 trillion and xAI at about $250 billion, according to a source familiar with the deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. SpaceX…
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SpaceX Seeks U.S. Approval to Launch Up to One Million Satellites for Orbital AI Data Centres
SpaceX has applied for a licence from the Federal Communications Commission to deploy up to one million satellites, outlining plans to build large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centres in orbit, according to a regulatory filing cited by Bloomberg. In the application submitted late on Jan. 30, SpaceX said it intends to construct a solar-powered satellite…
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Musk Weighs Options to Consolidate SpaceX With Tesla or xAI, Sources Say
Elon Musk has held internal discussions about potentially consolidating parts of his business empire, including exploring whether SpaceX could merge with Tesla or absorb his artificial intelligence startup xAI, according to company filings and sources cited by Reuters and Bloomberg. SpaceX has evaluated the feasibility of a combination with Tesla, an idea that some investors…
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China Eyes Space-Based AI Data Centres, Setting Up Rivalry With SpaceX
China plans to deploy space-based artificial intelligence data centres within the next five years, state media reported, as Beijing steps up efforts to combine space technology and advanced computing in a move that could directly challenge initiatives outlined by SpaceX. China’s main space contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), said it will work…
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CNES, Île-de-France Launch €1 Million AI Challenge for Satellite Data Analysis
The Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) and the Île-de-France region have launched a €1 million ($1.1 million) challenge aimed at accelerating the use of artificial intelligence to analyse satellite data, as part of France’s broader push to strengthen its space and AI capabilities. The initiative, known as the AI for Space Challenge, was first announced…
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Parsons Strikes $375 Million Deal for Altamira Technologies
Parsons Corporation said it has agreed to acquire Altamira Technologies Corp. in a transaction valued at up to $375 million, strengthening its footprint across defense, intelligence, cyber and space missions. Parsons will pay $330 million in cash at closing, with up to an additional $45 million payable in the first quarter of 2027 if Altamira…
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U.S. Space Force Awards $27 Million Contract to Slingshot for AI Training Tool
The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $27 million contract to Slingshot Aerospace to integrate the company’s Talos artificial intelligence agent into Space Force training and simulation programs, the company said. The 18-month contract, awarded through a Commercial Solutions Opening, will support the Space Force’s efforts to modernize scenario-based training by introducing AI-driven representations of…
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Orbital Robotics reaches out with a plan to build robotic arms that use AI
An artist’s conception shows a spacecraft with robotic arms preparing to grapple the Hubble Space Telescope. (Orbital Robotics Illustration) A space startup founded by veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is recruiting partners in its quest to build robotic arms powered by artificial intelligence. Founded in late 2024, Puyallup, Wash.-based Orbital Robotics is…