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ISS tests AI for cosmonauts' daily reports
Roscosmos has begun testing AI on the ISS, starting with help on cosmonauts' daily reports to cut routine paperwork.
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Roscosmos has started testing artificial intelligence on the International Space Station, giving it a tightly scoped first job: helping cosmonauts prepare their daily reports.
The experiment was announced by Sergey Krikalev, Roscosmos deputy head for crewed programs. According to Krikalev, the AI is already being used in trials and is helping the crew collect work materials faster, cutting down part of the station’s paperwork burden.
That makes the test a practical one. Orbital missions already rely on systems designed to save crew time and effort: telemetry has long been automated, diagnostics are often handled remotely, and digital services already run quietly in the background. Now generative tools are being added to that stack.
Roscosmos is not alone in exploring the idea. The source notes that NASA and the European Space Agency are also developing AI systems for data analysis, experiment planning, and crew support. In space, even an hour recovered from routine work can be redirected to science.
For Roscosmos, the ISS trial is also a stress test for how well these tools hold up in a closed environment with strict operating rules. The results should show whether AI can become part of the standard software toolkit for future stations and longer-range missions.
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