CIMON astronaut assistance system

CIMON astronaut assistance system
Christian Karrasch, CIMON Project Manager at the DLR Space Administration, and Till Eisenberg, CIMON project lead at Airbus Friedrichshafen, hold CIMON in their hands in the Columbus module mock-up at the ESA European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne-Porz on 30 January 2018. CIMON is an innovative, globally unique astronaut assistance system. This autonomous flying system is equipped with artificial intelligence and will be used for the first time by German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst during his ‘horizons’ mission in the summer of 2018. The DLR Space Administration awarded the CIMON project contract to Airbus, and the device was specially developed for use in the European Columbus module on the ISS.
Credit:

DLR/T. Bourry/ESA.

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