NASA is developing a system that will allow astronauts to perform maneuvers and conduct experiments using a natural language chatbot interface.
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“ The idea is to get to a point where we communicate with spacecraft and they report back to us about alerts and interesting findings in the solar system and beyond,” said Dr. Larissa Suzuki.
NASA plans to deploy the system on its Lunar Gateway space station, which will orbit the Moon and support the Artemis mission. It will be created on the basis of a language interface that will allow astronauts to receive advice on conducting experiments or maneuvers without having to dive into complex manuals.
According to NASA, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies will also be needed to control various systems in an unoccupied state. These include autonomous operations with scientific payloads, prioritization of data transmission, autonomous operations, station health management, and much more.
For example, Suzuki described a scenario where the system automatically eliminates data transmission failures and inefficiencies.
“We can’t send an engineer into space every time a spacecraft malfunctions or its software breaks down in some way,” she said.
