https://dailydigest.aabot.us/tags/spacecraft/ Recent content in Spacecraft on Deep Research Hugo en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 https://dailydigest.aabot.us/posts/2026-04-23-autonomous-deep-space-navigation-and-ai/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 https://dailydigest.aabot.us/posts/2026-04-23-autonomous-deep-space-navigation-and-ai/ ESA’s Hera mission demonstrates AI-driven autonomous navigation that makes real-time decisions during its 2-year journey to asteroid Didymos, while NASA’s Enhanced AutoNav enables Mars rovers to traverse 320 meters daily without Earth commands. This represents a fundamental shift from ground-controlled missions to truly independent spacecraft that navigate, explore, and adapt using onboard artificial intelligence.