Startup Seeks FCC OK for AI-Run Constellation

Basalt Technologies wants FCC Space Bureau approval to test a three-cubesat constellation operated by AI. In an application posted Tuesday to launch and operate its Spirit-EEL system, San Francisco-based Basalt said a huge challenge for modern satellite fleets is the provision of "continuous, high-precision management without labor-intensive staffing." It said it would use AI systems to manage and control the earth imaging satellites in orbit "with minimal human intervention" as it tests the algorithms.