LLAMAS DON’T FLY BUT OUR CAMERAS DO!
Curious how student ingenuity made it to low Earth orbit? Let’s unpack the LLAMAS magic. A new era of space exploration is emerging, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is playing a pivotal role. LLAMAS (Literally Looking at More Astronauts in Space), a multi-camera system developed by Embry-Riddle students, journeyed to space aboard the Polaris Dawn mission, which successfully launched on September 10, 2024 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Led by Embry-Riddle alumnus Jared Isaacman (’11) and crew members Scott “Kidd” Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, this groundbreaking mission pushed the boundaries of human spaceflight — taking innovation and discovery to new heights.
SMALL YET MIGHTY
The LLAMAS control module: The Jetson TX2 is millions of times more powerful than the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), yet it’s smaller, faster and uses far less energy. The AGC got astronauts to the moon with less computing power than a modern calculator. The TX2 fits in your pocket and can power AI, pilot drones and make split-second decisions. If we’d had this in 1969, it would’ve been like putting a supercomputer with a brain on the moon.
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