Space Ops: Shield AI Latest To Deploy Drone Autonomy To Spacecraft | Aviation Week Network

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Garrett Reim
December 03, 2025

Shield AI spacecraft

Shield AI sees spacecraft as a natural fit for autonomy software originally developed for drones.

Credit: Shield AI

In a sense, aerial drones and spacecraft are the same thing: uncrewed vehicles. So, it is perhaps not surprising that more companies are retrofitting autonomous operations software, originally developed to control uncrewed air vehicles (UAV), for use on spacecraft. Shield AI is the latest example of…

Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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