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Mission Control Space Services
Industry
  • Aerospace
  • Artificial Intelligence
FoundedMarch 2015
FounderEwan Reid
Headquarters162 Elm Street West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 6N5
ServicesRobotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Planetary Rovers, STEM Education & Outreach
Websitemissioncontrolspaceservices.com

Introduction

Mission Control Space Services (Mission Control) is a Canadian company that focuses on developing advanced software for space, including AI.

About

Mission Control was founded in 2015 by Ewan Reid. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, is an 8200 square foot facility, including two laboratories, an Orbital Autonomy Lab for autonomous on-orbit robotic operations, a 4000 square foot lunar analogue terrain facility and more. Mission Control was the first in the world to deploy deep learning AI in lunar orbit

History

2015 - Mission Control won its first contract with the Canadian Space Agency to develop ASAS: the Autonomous Soil Assessment System.

2018/2019 - Mission Control secured funding from the Canadian Space Agency through their Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) for the development of an operations and autonomy framework for upcoming lunar exploration missions. Mission Control's Spacefarer software was prepared to help guide the Rashid Lunar Rover, a component of the Emirates Lunar Mission, scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2022.

2023 - M1 of the Emirates Lunar Mission did not successfully land. Although this was upsetting for the Mission Control team, the company is now the first organization in the world to deploy deep-learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) in lunar orbit.

References

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