Deployment
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)
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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