HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - VISIMO, a Pittsburgh-based technology company, is set to test its artificial intelligence software for decision support on an upcoming mission by ABOVE Space Development Corporation. The mission will carry VISIMO's system as part of a payload, aimed at demonstrating its potential for use in deep-space operations.
Deep-space missions and spacecraft must handle unexpected problems and system failures without support from Earth. Reliable decision support systems are essential for helping crews manage these missions and respond to failures, reducing the burden on ground control and minimizing troubleshooting time.
VISIMO's software, called Graceful Architecture for Mitigation of System (GRAMS) failures, was developed under a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Phase II contract. It is designed to manage spacecraft operations by detecting and adapting to failures, both known and unknown, and allowing the system to recover autonomously. This reduces the need for human intervention and improves mission resilience, particularly on long-duration missions.
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“We're excited to partner with ABOVE and potentially its customers on upcoming missions to use our Cognitive Architecture (CA) platform to identify and mitigate systems failures,” said Alex Heit, VISIMO’s Vice President of Government Markets and Growth. “In the future, we plan to equip spacecraft to send wide-ranging data including avionics, telemetry, power consumption, payload health, and ultimately astronaut vital signs on future manned missions.”
Rhonda Stevenson, CEO of ABOVE Space Development Corporation, said, “ABOVE is executing on our strategy to provide hosted payloads, space system services, and consulting as well as automated platforms for customers like VISIMO. VISIMO represents a synergistic opportunity for our customers as they may be able to leverage this exciting platform for their own mission evaluation and real-time data transfer from space.”
VISIMO’s Cognitive Architecture is intended to support missions ranging from the International Space Station to NASA’s Moon to Mars and Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) programs.
