
AI Satellite Identifies Targets Autonomously in Orbit for First Time
An Earth observation satellite, Yam-9, has autonomously identified targets using a vision-language model (VLM) in orbit, a first for AI in space. This demonstration by Loft Orbital and NASA JPL, powered by Google DeepMind's Gemma 3, could revolutionize space-based sensing by enabling on-orbit data triage and paving the way for larger AI infrastructure in space.