A New Orbit: How Project Teams Are Using AI in Space

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making one giant leap in the space industry. In celebration of World Space Week, we’re highlighting how project teams are tapping AI for space exploration and innovation.

Dave Evans, the OPS-SAT Space Lab manager at the European Space Agency in Darmstadt, Germany, discusses the OPS-SAT Space Lab service and how his team—and others from agencies across the globe—used the satellite to test new tech, including AI, in orbit. Evans also talks about the space industry’s interest in AI.

Dave Salvagnini, chief data officer and chief artificial intelligence officer at NASA in Washington, D.C., shares how the U.S. space agency ensures ethical, responsible AI use across teams, different ways NASA is using AI on projects, and how he anticipates such advanced digital tools will transform the space sector in the years ahead.