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Tereza Pultarova

Google-inspired AI model improves Cape Canaveral space launch weather forecasts by 50%

A bright white lightning bolt strikes a launch pad in florida, seen from a distance with water and greenery in the foreground.

A novel AI-powered weather model inspired by language-processing systems invented by Google is helping SpaceX to avoid disruption to its busy launch schedule from Florida's Space Coast.

Rockets are among humankind's most impressive inventions, but these powerful machines are at the mercy of Mother Nature: Next to technical problems, weather is the most common cause of postponed launches. 

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