How is artificial intelligence being integrated into space systems today and into the future? What benefits and risks have yet to come? Human operators and decisionmakers, or humans-on-the-loop, will continue to be a cultural sticking point in the adoption of AI and there are technology questions that must be explored to create more trust. In this episode host, Colleen Stover, talks to advance autonomy expert Pamela Wood (Aerospace), Paul Frakes, and Katherine Melbourne, analysts at Aerospace's Center for Space Policy and Strategy and co-authors of “Artificial Intelligence and the Space Enterprise: Taxonomy and Emerging Opportunities”.

This episode is part of the Future Forward Series that discusses some of the most cutting-edge topics in the space enterprise today – decisions today that will define the future in areas of artificial intelligence, international relations, launch capabilities, new technologies, and capital investments.

Featured Experts

Colleen Stover

Staff Member, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
Colleen Stover is a staff member and researcher at The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy.

Paul Frakes

Project Lead for Strategic Foresight, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
Paul Frakes is project lead for the Strategic Foresight Team within the Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) at The Aerospace Corporation.

Katherine Melbourne

Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
Katherine Melbourne is a policy analyst in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation.

Pamela Wood/h4>

Vehicle Autonomy, The Aerospace Corporation