Stories
Our impact on space so far
These are the stories of Mission Control’s mission contributions, science collaborations, industry initiatives, education and outreach projects.
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Sale to NASA Kennedy Space Center
It has been an exciting time for the Mission Control team, as they not only sold a license of Spacefarer to NASA Kennedy Space Center, but recently celebrated the achievement of becoming the worlds first in deploying deep learning AI in deep space.
AI For Ground Vehicles
Driver-assistance Assessment of Safety and Hazards In 2021, Mission Control developed a terrain classifier to enable autonomous navigation for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs). To address offroad mobility challenges for UGVs, […]
AI and Federated Learning for Lunar Rovers
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Mission Control a funded opportunity to advance new concepts in Cognitive Cloud Computing in the space domain: Mission Control proposed a new distributed computing […]
Spacefarer used in NASA’s Break the Ice Challenge
We are excited to share a highlight reel from our collaboration with the Huskyworks Lab at Michigan Technological University for NASA’s Break the Ice Challenge this year! In this competition, NASA challenged teams to develop and […]
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Augmented Reality Data Visualization Analog Research Campaign
Read more: Augmented Reality Data Visualization Analog Research CampaignIn the fall of 2024, Mission Control travelled to Flagstaff Arizona with their Husky rover to take part in phase two of the NASA PSTAR (Planetary Science and Technology from […]
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Spacefarer used in NASA’s Break the Ice Challenge
Read more: Spacefarer used in NASA’s Break the Ice ChallengeWe are excited to share a highlight reel from our collaboration with the Huskyworks Lab at Michigan Technological University for NASA’s Break the Ice Challenge this year! In this competition, NASA challenged teams to develop and […]
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AI Wildfire Detection
Read more: AI Wildfire DetectionMission Control was awarded a contract under the CSA’s smartEarth program (Accelerator Track – Stage 1) to develop an Earth Observation Application Innovation to safeguard the health, security, and environment […]
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AI and Federated Learning for Lunar Rovers
Read more: AI and Federated Learning for Lunar RoversThe European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Mission Control a funded opportunity to advance new concepts in Cognitive Cloud Computing in the space domain: Mission Control proposed a new distributed computing […]
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AI For Ground Vehicles
Read more: AI For Ground VehiclesDriver-assistance Assessment of Safety and Hazards In 2021, Mission Control developed a terrain classifier to enable autonomous navigation for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs). To address offroad mobility challenges for UGVs, […]
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PHOENIX
Read more: PHOENIXMission Control is excited to announce their involvement in the PHOENIX (Portable Handheld combinedRamaN-LIBS-XRF) project, awarded by ESA. Mission Control is working with, INTA, University of Leicester, and the University […]
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Sale to NASA Kennedy Space Center
Read more: Sale to NASA Kennedy Space CenterIt has been an exciting time for the Mission Control team, as they not only sold a license of Spacefarer to NASA Kennedy Space Center, but recently celebrated the achievement of becoming the worlds first in deploying deep learning AI in deep space.
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ESA-ESRIC SPACE RESOURCES CHALLENGE
Read more: ESA-ESRIC SPACE RESOURCES CHALLENGEIn November 2021, Mission Control and 12 other teams from Europe and Canada competed in the ESA-ESRIC Space Resources Challenge in the Netherlands, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) […]
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SEMI-AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION FOR DETRITAL ENVIRONMENTS (SAND-E)
Read more: SEMI-AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION FOR DETRITAL ENVIRONMENTS (SAND-E)Mission Control’s turnkey application, the Autonomous Soil Assessment System (ASAS), was used during the Semi-autonomous navigation for detrital environments (SAND-E) simulated Mars rover missions in Iceland in 2019 and 2021. […]
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MISSION CONTROL INTELLIGENCE (MCI)
Read more: MISSION CONTROL INTELLIGENCE (MCI)Mission Control demonstrated AI-powered autonomy on a micro-rover ahead of commercial missions to the Moon. We partnered with Axiom Research Labs Private Limited (ARL) of on a project called Mission […]
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LUNAR RADIOS – CONNECTING SURFACE ASSETS WITH LINE OF SIGHT
Read more: LUNAR RADIOS – CONNECTING SURFACE ASSETS WITH LINE OF SIGHTMission Control has shipped a set of Lunar Radios for a commercial lunar mission in 2022-2023! Our Lunar Radio set is a pair of electronic interface modules that provide a […]
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CANADIAN LUNAR ROVER: PHASE A
Read more: CANADIAN LUNAR ROVER: PHASE AMission Control is thrilled to announce a partnership with MDA to complete a Phase A contract awarded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the Canadian Lunar Rover Mission to […]
