How Tom Keane and His Team at Azure are Helping Empower Space Exploration?
Space travel presents challenges that no other field of science can even begin to touch. Microsoft and Nasa are working hard on all the challenges to empower our astronauts and scientists with the tools they need to make the next generation of discoveries. Tom Keane states that Microsoft Azure is helping make space development more efficient by giving Nasa access to data and resources in real-time.
Use of AI to Test for Astronaut Safety
AI is at the forefront of exploring new worlds, as well as understanding what we find there. Microsoft and NASA have been collaborating to develop AI that uses Azure services to help astronauts predict hazards in their environment and take action before it’s too late. The software developer and engineer, Corporate Vice President of Azure, is central to this collaboration between NASA and Microsoft. Tom Keane has worked with them since starting his career at Microsoft in 2012.
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Orbit Computing
Microsoft has partnered with Thales Alenia Space to develop the orbit computer. Microsoft will work together with TAS (Thales Alenia Space) to create a powerful on-orbit computer that can help in computer vision algorithms for the autonomous navigation of spacecraft and satellites (Azure).
Analyzing Spaceborne Data
While the space industry gears up to send humans into orbit and beyond, another frontier is just beginning to open up; the cloud. For example, NASA has been using Azure Orbital as a cloud service to analyze data collected by satellites, rovers, and other instruments. Tom Keane finally adds that NASA has a long history of innovation and exploration, and as the agency looks to the future, it must have the right tools in place. Azure provides NASA with a powerful, flexible platform for managing its data and applications on Earth and in space.