A New York technology company has won its first U.S. federal research contract to develop software that could help military operators identify unknown objects in Earth’s orbit more quickly. The award comes through the SpaceWERX Open Topic Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and focuses on improving Space Domain Awareness using physics-constrained machine learning.
BosonQ Psi Federal (BQP) will validate a new software application that combines physics-based models with quantum-inspired computing techniques. The goal is to classify unidentified orbital objects faster while using significantly less computing power than conventional artificial intelligence models. The technology targets satellites and other edge platforms that operate with strict power and processing limits.
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