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A CubeSat trained AI in orbit and used it to track the Moon
What changedA 6U CubeSat trained and ran a thermal segmentation model on an onboard Jetson, then used its live output for closed-loop attitude control. The twelve flight experiments show a learning pipeline, ROS 2, and self-healing storage operating under real low-Earth-orbit constraints.
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The twelve flight experiments show a learning pipeline, ROS 2, and self-healing storage operating under real low-Earth-orbit constraints.
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The paper reports one spacecraft and twelve experiments; it does not establish general deep-space autonomy.
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