Loft Orbital Selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Deploy Artificial Intelligence Software for Earth Science Applications
JPL to leverage Loft’s AI-enabled, on-orbit infrastructure to support NASA Earth observation research objectives
Loft Orbital (“Loft”), a global space infrastructure company, today announced an agreement with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to host and fly demonstrations of JPL artificial intelligence (AI) software on Loft's AI-enabled space infrastructure. The demonstrations, part of the Federated Autonomous MEasurement (FAME) project funded by NASA's Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), will advance on-orbit AI capabilities for Earth science remote sensing and autonomous ground processing.
The program will leverage Loft’s infrastructure to validate JPL AI software in the space environment, with flight demonstrations beginning in June 2026. Additional deployments on future AI-enabled satellites will take place in 2027 through 2028.
“This collaboration with JPL represents a significant step forward in applying artificial intelligence where it matters most in orbit, processing data in near-real time to support urgent decisions on Earth,” said Paul Lasserre, General Manager, AI for Space at Loft. “Loft was built to give organizations like JPL fast, simple access to space, and we are proud to be part of NASA’s push to harness commercial infrastructure for AI-driven Earth science applications.”
