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Siren Investigates: 🪐 In-Orbit Intelligence, the Next Frontier in National Security 👨🚀 👩🚀
🛰️ In this special episode of Siren Investigates, Siren CEO John Randles sits down with Fintan Buckley, CEO and co-founder of Ubotica, a pioneering company bringing AI to space. From launching satellites to defending critical infrastructure, they explore how AI-powered Earth observation is transforming national security, maritime protection, and European defense strategy. 🌍
🎙️ Hear how a Galway-based journey evolved into launching a satellite, surviving the South Atlantic Anomaly, and becoming a key player in safeguarding Europe’s future—above and below sea level.
Topics covered include:
🪐 The role of AI in real-time satellite imaging
🪐 Detecting threats from seabed to space
🪐 The changing geopolitics of European Defence
🪐 Data centres in orbit and space tugs
🪐 Advice for engineers and entrepreneurs in space tech
#AI #Satellites #NationalSecurity #MaritimeSecurity #SpaceTech #InOrbitIntelligence #SirenInvestigates #Ubotica #sirenpoweringinvestigations
Chapters
00:00 - Intro: Fintan Buckley joins Siren Investigates
01:04 - What is Ubotica and how did it begin?
03:00 - Galway’s tech roots and Movidius legacy
05:20 - Bringing AI to space, origins with the ESA
07:00 - Disrupting satellite development with AI
09:10 - Real-time Earth observation and its impact
11:00 - Maritime domain awareness: the use case
13:00 - Protecting infrastructure from seabed to space
15:00 - Geopolitics, Russian threats and critical infrastructure
17:30 - Launching their own satellite and ESA partnership
20:00 - The South Atlantic Anomaly a near-disaster recovery
23:30 - AI-led decision-making and autonomy in orbit
27:00 - Virtual constellations and multi-sensor fusion
30:00 - Trusting AI to manage satellites in real-time
33:00 - Space industry trends: tugs, debris, and orbital refuelling
36:00 - Europe’s place in the space race
38:30 - The push for a sovereign European satellite network
40:00 - Advice for engineers and entrepreneurs
42:00 - Radiation, AI resilience, and real world testing
44:00 - Final thoughts, the future of AI in space
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By Siren🛰️ In this special episode of Siren Investigates, Siren CEO John Randles sits down with Fintan Buckley, CEO and co-founder of Ubotica, a pioneering company bringing AI to space. From launching satellites to defending critical infrastructure, they explore how AI-powered Earth observation is transforming national security, maritime protection, and European defense strategy. 🌍
🎙️ Hear how a Galway-based journey evolved into launching a satellite, surviving the South Atlantic Anomaly, and becoming a key player in safeguarding Europe’s future—above and below sea level.
Topics covered include:
🪐 The role of AI in real-time satellite imaging
🪐 Detecting threats from seabed to space
🪐 The changing geopolitics of European Defence
🪐 Data centres in orbit and space tugs
🪐 Advice for engineers and entrepreneurs in space tech
#AI #Satellites #NationalSecurity #MaritimeSecurity #SpaceTech #InOrbitIntelligence #SirenInvestigates #Ubotica #sirenpoweringinvestigations
Chapters
00:00 - Intro: Fintan Buckley joins Siren Investigates
01:04 - What is Ubotica and how did it begin?
03:00 - Galway’s tech roots and Movidius legacy
05:20 - Bringing AI to space, origins with the ESA
07:00 - Disrupting satellite development with AI
09:10 - Real-time Earth observation and its impact
11:00 - Maritime domain awareness: the use case
13:00 - Protecting infrastructure from seabed to space
15:00 - Geopolitics, Russian threats and critical infrastructure
17:30 - Launching their own satellite and ESA partnership
20:00 - The South Atlantic Anomaly a near-disaster recovery
23:30 - AI-led decision-making and autonomy in orbit
27:00 - Virtual constellations and multi-sensor fusion
30:00 - Trusting AI to manage satellites in real-time
33:00 - Space industry trends: tugs, debris, and orbital refuelling
36:00 - Europe’s place in the space race
38:30 - The push for a sovereign European satellite network
40:00 - Advice for engineers and entrepreneurs
42:00 - Radiation, AI resilience, and real world testing
44:00 - Final thoughts, the future of AI in space