Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space'

Orbiting satellite uses AI to reorient itself in 'major step towards full autonomy in space'

An AI-powered controller on an orbiting satellite executed real-world attitude adjustments in space, showing that AI can fly satellites autonomously.

German Team Uses Autonomous AI to Steer CubeSat in Space

Researchers at JMU Würzburg have achieved the first autonomous in-orbit satellite orientation using an AI controller on the InnoCube CubeSat. Trained through deep reinforcement learning, the AI repeatedly reoriented the spacecraft, demonstrating a major step toward fully autonomous, lower-cost satellite systems and future AI-managed missions.