Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Space Domain Awareness: Characterizing the Impact on Mission Effectiveness

This report characterizes the nature of the impact that artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) tools could bring to the U.S. Space Force's space domain awareness (SDA) mission, with a focus on the conjunction assessment process to quantify the risk of collision in space. The impact of AI/ML tools has not been well understood, and this lack of understanding is a barrier to planning and optimizing the tools' integration.