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Silicon Valley Startup Enhances Spacecraft Operations With AI
EraDrive, a Silicon Valley startup, is working with Northrop Grumman to enhance spacecraft autonomy with artificial intelligence. The teaming agreement aims to accelerate design, testing, and autonomous operations for spacecraft, with a focus on AI-enabled rendezvous, proximity operations, and onboard decision-making. EraDrive is developing compact hardware-software modules that draw information from onboard sensors to bolster satellite autonomy, and customers can also opt to interface with EraDrive’s software and data layer. The partnership was reported by SpaceNews.