Luminary, Northrop AI To Accelerate Spacecraft Thruster Design

Model developed by Luminary and Northrop can predict spacecraft thruster performance in seconds versus hours for traditional computational methods

A model developed by Luminary Cloud and Northrop Grumman can predict spacecraft thruster performance in seconds versus hours for traditional computational methods.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
Luminary Cloud, a U.S. startup applying artificial intelligence to physics-based engineering simulation, has partnered with Northrop Grumman to accelerate the design and development of rocket nozzles and thrusters for spacecraft from years to months. Luminary has developed an artificial intelligence...
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