Onboard computing systems maker AICRAFT has announced a contract with European imaging company Scanway Space to deliver a module to be integrated into a space optical payload for detecting methane plumes. In a short statement on Tuesday morning (Australian time), the South Australian company said it would supply an edge computing module to partner Scanway, to…
Bengaluru, India based KaleidEO has successfully conducted machine learning data analysis in space utilising Sydney edge computer manufacturer Spiral Blue’s SE-1 space edge computer, enabling them to become the 1st Indian company to demonstrate edge computing. Combining Spiral Blue’s expertise and SE-1 computer in orbit, KaleidEO’s road mapping machine learning algorithm resulted in a 99.7…
Edge computer manufacturer Spiral Blue has announced what it calls a major breakthrough in the field of space-based Earth observation (EO). The company released operational data from successfully running proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in space, ‘opening up new horizons for AI-powered advancements in monitoring and understanding our planet’. This comes after making history in…
Edge computer manufacturer Spiral Blue has announced that the commissioning of their Space Edge One computer (SE-1, pictured) has made it the first Australian Space Edge computer to become operational in space. SE-1 is the most powerful computer ever built for use in space outside of a space station, boasting the capability to process massive…
Edge computing developer Aicraft has announced the successful launch of its first edge computing device, Pulsar (pictured) to space on board the Antaris Inc. satellite JANUS-1. The company combines expertise in AI, semiconductor technology and power electronics to deliver a range of products that feature high computing capacity and small size, weight and power (SWaP).…
Edge computer developer Spiral Blue has successfully launched the first prototype of its Space Edge Zero (SEZ) computers into orbit as part of two aboard 2 SatRevolution satellites. The satellites were deployed into a 500km altitude sun-synchronous orbit by Virgin Orbit’s air-to-space LauncherOne rocket. Launched from the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California, the satellites…
Space technology start up Metakosmos has announced the successful raising of a $2 Million Pre-Seed funding round from Saudi Arabian engineering services company Al-Sanai. Al-Sanai partnered with Metakosmos earlier this year, with the new round of funding helping to accelerate the delivery of milestones in the development of its Kosmosuit. Kosmosuit is a modular suit…
Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) at Macquarie University has delivered its Malya thermal camera system to Queensland-based rocket manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies which is scheduled to launch it into orbit next year. The space-qualified Malya payload consists of two thermal infrared cameras and an edge computer from Sydney-based tech company Spiral Blue. AAO cut years off…
A space camera that can provide images back to Earth at high speed, aiding in disaster resilience operations, land management, and defence, is to be manufactured in Australia. This multi-sensor camera for Earth observation is now in development with Leonardo, Spiral Blue, Nominal Systems and The Australian National University (ANU), brought together under an iLAuNCH…
Nanosatellite systems manufacturer Fleet Space Technologies has announced the deployment of its end-to-end mineral exploration solution ExoSphere to advance Barrick Gold’s copper exploration at its Reko Diq project in Pakistan. ExoSphere is being used to generate 3D subsurface maps of copper porphyry complexes and local groundwater systems over 1,150 km2 of the Reko Diq project.…
