With the rapid growth of the AI ecosystem, satellite manufacturing companies are precisely moving towards utilizing AI technologies for increased efficiency and programs. There have been years of constant struggle for the satellite manufacturing sectors and commercial space companies to increase their profits by producing highly advanced automated equipment.
Artificial Intelligence technologies being improved every day are proven to have all the capability to support the efforts of satellite manufacturing companies in the long run.
It is a known fact that satellite manufacturing is a heinous task as it involves meticulous engineering to sort out the multiple pieces. As put forth by technologists and various tech developers, AI can perform heavy and time-consuming tasks.
AI tools are mainly used to reduce human intervention or efforts. Considering this factor will allow the satellite operators to easily sort out any possible problems and will also be able to produce the finished product at the right time thus further increasing the profit rates.
In recent years, governments and major space agencies have joined hands to put more effort into fostering AI technologies for satellite manufacturing processes. While measures are being taken to implement AI technologies in the satellite arena, concerns have been raised by space companies regarding the issue of security of the data and information.
Recently Blue Canon Technologies, one of the leading providers of turnkey small satellites, has come forward to better understand the benefits of AI technologies to increase the efficiency of satellite manufacturing. Chris Winslett, the general manager of Blue Canon Technologies has raised his worries regarding the generation and extraction of the data.
Karolis Senavaitis, the director of Kingsberg NanoAvionics Engineering Operations, has also raised questions about the effectiveness of AI technologies regarding the exact source of the data. He even stated that until these questions are answered it would be inefficient to use AI for satellite manufacturing and testing processes.
Proteus Space, a start-up company based in Los Angeles, is already on their way toward launching the world’s first AI-designed ESPA-class satellite in 2025. As per the inner sources, the company has not yet planned a specific design but it is intended that the satellite will be carrying four payloads to the orbit.
Apart from manufacturing AI technologies play a major role in earth exploration, monitor telemetry, and provide feedback to control satellites. Earlier this year SpaceX, one of the leading manufacturers of spacecraft and rockets used an AI autopilot network that enabled the Falcon9 to carry out the important operations. The company has also used AI technologies to detect and avoid space collisions.
The surveys and research done on the efficiency of AI networks in the process of manufacturing satellites show that AI technologies have all the capabilities to offer solutions and can be used to carry out operations.
Improved developments in manufacturing processes, coordination, and spacecraft control would not only generate profits but also ease the challenges faced by governments, agencies, and operators in the long run of the space industry. However, the estimates show that there are challenges to be faced to completely include AI technologies for satellite manufacturing.
According to the inner sources, adopting AI technologies is not yet supported and favored by the Domestic legislation and international regulator framework. Concerns are based on the proper generation of the data. The current international data retention laws do not permit such an exchange of data.
Los Angeles-based Machina Labs have come up with a solution for data provenance by generating their data for designing robotic technology for manufacturing metal tooling. However, the stakeholders believe that in the coming years, with the AI ecosystem becoming more significant and advanced will be sure enough to revolutionize the space industry to greater lengths.
