Daily Highlights From the International Astronautical Congress
 | This week, SpaceNews journalists are reporting from the 75th International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy. We'll be bringing highlights to your inbox every day — for full coverage, go to SpaceNews.com. |
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By Jeff Foust, October 16, 2024 |
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NASA is rethinking its desire for a "continuous human presence" in low Earth orbit during the transition from the International Space Station to commercial platforms to include options where, at least temporarily, the agency may not always have astronauts in orbit.
In a talk at the International Astronautical Congress here Oct. 16 on NASA's development of a low Earth orbit microgravity strategy, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy mentioned what she called the "elephant in the room" of a desired continuous human presence in LEO. NASA has had astronauts in orbit on the ISS continuously since 2000. Read More
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NASA further delays first operational Starliner flight By Jeff Foust In an Oct. 15 statement, NASA said it will use Crew Dragon for both the Crew-10 mission to the ISS, scheduled for no earlier than February 2025, and the Crew-11 mission scheduled for no earlier than July. Meanwhile, NASA continues to evaluate if it will require Boeing to perform another test flight of its Starliner spacecraft. Read More
Canada's Mission Control to demonstrate AI on Spire cubesat By Debra Werner Spire Global and Canadian startup Mission Control announced plans Oct. 16 for Persistence, a technology demonstration mission focused on space-based artificial intelligence, which will demonstrate spacecraft autonomy while performing Earth observation operations. Read More
Big data, advanced algorithms and new approaches for space missions By Debra Werner Experts suggest that advancements in robotics and teleoperations may change how space operations typically handled by humans performing spacewalks are conducted. They discussed the potential benefits of AI for space operations as well as challenges like the need for powerful space-based computers and extensive training datasets. Read More
Artemis Accords signatories look to recruit new members By Jeff Foust Estonia became the 45th country to sign the Accords in an event here before the start of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), NASA announced Oct. 13. Now, countries that have signed the Artemis Accords say that even as their numbers continue to grow, they need to redouble their efforts to encourage more nations to join. Read More | | |
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