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CIMON at International Space Station

Crew Interactive Mobile Companion: a free-flying spherical ISS crew-assistant built by Airbus (funded by DLR) using IBM Watson for natural-language interaction. Activated and controlled by astronaut voice command ('wake up'); it is a voice assistant with autonomous free-flight station-keeping, NOT an autonomous agent. CIMON-1 demonstrated on the ISS from 2018-06-29 and returned to Earth 2019-08-27; CIMON-2 launched 2019-12-05 (later operational status not publicly confirmed).

CIMON by Airbus · Operated by Airbus · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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Key facts

Mission
CIMON-1 ISS crew-assistant demonstration
Outcome
Operated on ISS 2018-2019, returned to Earth 2019-08-27; CIMON-2 launched 2019-12-05 (later status unconfirmed)
Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-06-06
Model
CIMON
Company
Airbus
Location
International Space Station
Operator
Airbus
Status
ended
First seen
2018-06-29
ID
2d0c54ef-f0c9-468a-916a-db1542b71ccb

Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIMON
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-06

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: discontinued

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for CIMON at International Space Station.

Common questions

What is the CIMON deployment at International Space Station?
CIMON, built by Airbus, is recorded as a deployment at International Space Station on the DEPLOY registry. Airbus operates the deployment directly.
Who operates CIMON at International Space Station?
Airbus, the manufacturer of CIMON, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the CIMON deployment at International Space Station go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 29, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the CIMON deployment at International Space Station still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the CIMON deployment at International Space Station?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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