Space Force funds experiment on use of AI to predict satellite failures

RS21, a data science startup developing artificial intelligence tools for autonomous space operations, won a U.S. Space Force contract to research the use of AI to predict satellite failures in orbit. The company, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, announced Oct. 26 it won a two-year Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract worth $375,000 with options for over $1 million in additional work. The technology will be tested in an upcoming Space Test Program (STP) experiment, STPSat-7, projected to launch in 2023 to low Earth orbit. More

(Source: SpaceNews - Nov 2)