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Beyond the downlink: Why Earth-independent AI is the next moat in space operations

Written by  Miguel A. Lopez-Medina Wednesday, 15 October 2025 12:00
Illustration of autonomous satellites. Credit: NASA

Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility.

Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time decision-making from the ground impossible when you need it most. Fragility, because modern space systems are software-defined, interconnected, and therefore exposed to radiation-induced faults, cascading anomalies and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The […]

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