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Science and education: new tasks for CIMON

Flying AI assistant to work with astronaut Matthias Maurer aboard the ISS

New tasks for the artificial astronaut assistant CIMON-2: The AI-controlled, flying sphere will take on scientific experiments on board the International Space Station ISS with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and provide educational services from orbit. CIMON-2 is already on board the ISS and he is scheduled to launch with ‘Crew-3’ on his ‘Cosmic Kiss’ mission this autumn. The space agency DLR and Air...

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Friedrichshafen, Germany, 09/01/2021 11:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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The astronaut assistant robot talks with Alexander Gerst on board the ISS

The astronaut assistant, CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile CompanioN), developed and built by Airbus on behalf of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), has passed its first tests in space with flying colours.... more

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