If you are familiar with space-themed sci-fi movies, “artificial intelligence” in space may be engraved in your mind as something that doesn’t usually end well. This insecurity aside, AI could offer huge advantages in space for both manned and unmanned missions. And apparently, NASA is working on a ChatGPT-like assistant for astronauts.NASA’s ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence system will allow astronauts to maneuver, perform experiments, and more using an interface. Speaking at a meeting of IEEE on next generation space communication, Dr. “The idea is to get to a point where we interact with spacecraft and they give us feedback on warnings, interesting findings they’re seeing in the solar system and beyond,” said Larissa Suzuki. “It’s not really like science fiction anymore.”
To be used in the station in lunar orbit
NASA aims to deploy the system aboard the Lunar Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and provide support for NASA’s Artemis mission. The system will use a natural language interface that allows astronauts to get advice on experiments or maneuvers without diving into complicated manuals.On a special page requesting support from small businesses for the Lunar Gateway, NASA reported that it will need artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to manage various systems. These include autonomous operations of science payloads, data transfer prioritization, autonomous operations, Gateway’s health management and more.
Dr. Suzuki also drew a picture of a prediction and possible scenario. According to him, with artificial intelligence, data transmission disruptions, inefficiencies and other types of digital interruptions in the station’s system can be automatically corrected. Dr. “We can’t always send an engineer into space when a spacecraft is offline or its software is corrupted in some way,” Suzuki said in a statement.
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