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AI in space

AI just ran on a satellite in space

April 7, 2026 by Brian Fagioli
Ai space raspberry pi Unsplash

Artificial intelligence has now run directly on a satellite in orbit. Instead of simply capturing images and sending them back to Earth, the spacecraft analyzed the scene itself using onboard AI hardware, detecting airplanes moments after the photo was taken.

Categories Uncategorized Tags AI in space, AI on satellite, Earth observation satellites, edge AI, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Jetson Orin, Planet Labs, satellite AI, space technology
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