Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into space

Davis CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025

A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth’s orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the future condition of the spacecraft’s power system, was carried by a Proteus Space satellite and is the first of its kind to be sent into space.

The rocket was launched Nov. 28 from Vandenberg Space F