News: space
‘A new way of ‘doing space:’ AIML-supported Space MAITRI mission part of historic launch agreement
Earlier this year, Space Machines Company, an Australian-Indian in-space servicing firm, signed a landmark Launch Service Agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
AIML professor convenes world-class thinkers to bring AI to new heights
The space sector is experiencing significant growth, both in Australia and globally. An April 2024 McKinsey and Company report estimates that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035 (accounting for inflation), up from $630 billion in 2023.
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Award winning space AI
AIML PhD candidate Sofia McLeod is researching ways to build an AI system that can safely land an autonomous spacecraft on a distant planetary or asteroid surface guided by visual input from a single event camera.
AI for space research delivers back-to-back success in global satellite challenge
South Australia’s leadership in space innovation has been recognised, with an AIML-led team securing first place in a global AI competition organised by the European Space Agency.
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‘Set and forget’ machine learning delivers NASA prize-winning space innovation
If you send a robot to the Moon, you’ve got to be sure it can do its job without constant human supervision.
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How astrophysics and machine learning took Michele Sasdelli from Germany to England to NASA to Adelaide
Keeping track of space debris is difficult. Read how Dr Michele (Mike) Sasdelli is using machine learning to model the movement of space junk and other objects in Earth's orbit.
AIML scientists were part of a winning team in NASA’s global space robotics competition. Here’s why they got involved
A group from The University of Adelaide was recently named as one of only 22 global teams to qualify for the Stage 2 competition round of the Space Robotics Challenge run by NASA in partnership with Space Center Houston.
Getting junk out of space
A crack Australian team is using machine learning to tackle the threat of space junk wrecking new satellites.
Dr Chin finalist in Australian Space Awards
Associate Professor Tat-Jun Chin (Director, Machine Learning for Space) as been announced as a finalist for the inaugural Australian Space Awards, in the Academic of the Year category.
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Pose Estimation Challenge winners!
Associate Professor Tat-Jun Chin and Dr Bo Chen have won a global space challenge run by the European Space Agency, beating teams from a range of prominent universities.
