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JOHANNESBURG – A ball-shaped artificial intelligence robot nicknamed the "flying brain" because it is trained to track and interact with a German astronaut, taken off Friday to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Dragon freighter. The unmanned Dragon capsule transported 5,900 pounds (2,700 kilograms) during its 15th supply mission to the orbiting laboratory, under a $ 1.6 billion contract with NASA.
The capsule and the rocket have already flown. shipped cargo in space in 2016 and the Falcon destroyed a NASA satellite two months ago.
The California aerospace company led by Elon Musk intends to reuse rockets and spacecraft to save money and reduce spaceflight.
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About 10 minutes into the flight, SpaceX confirmed that the Dragon had been successfully deployed since the second stage of the rocket. good orbit. "
It should arrive at the station on July 2.
A new science batch goes to @Space_Station after launch at 5:42 am ET. With this, we will explore the use of artificial intelligence, monitoring the Earth's temperature, growing chemical gardens and more.
Watch: https://t.co/NoMSZYu8pw
Read more: https://t.co/N53YhF0UPt pic.twitter.com/FhfEcuX8B2– NASA (@NASA) June 29, 2018
In sharp contrast, a rocket developed by a Japanese start-up crashed and exploded a few seconds after its launch in Hokkaido this weekend.
The rocket 10 meters long had to reach 100 kilometers in space.
The rocket was made by Interstellar Technologies, a company that creates cheap mini-rockets
(Additional report of eNCA. )
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