"Technicians connected the AI to Tiangong on July 15. It began providing support a month later, this being the first time that China's space station has used a large language model (LLM) during in-orbit missions. Wukong AI assisted the crew on a six-and-a-half-hour mission, which involved taikonauts installing space debris protection devices during a spacewalk and performing a routine inspection of the station."
"The taikonauts claim that their new assistant "offers very comprehensive content." Chinese media describe Wukong AI as a classic question-and-answer system divided into two modules: one installed on the station, and one on Earth. The ground module performs in-depth analysis, while the module accompanying the crew solves immediate challenges. The combination of the two creates an advanced assistant capable of adapting to each mission."
Wukong AI is an onboard chatbot added to China's Tiangong space station in mid-July with expertise in navigation and tactical planning. Engineers developed it from a domestic open-source AI model and focused its knowledge base on aerospace flight data to meet manned mission requirements. Technicians connected Wukong to Tiangong on July 15 and it began in-orbit support a month later, marking the station's first use of a large language model during missions. The AI assisted three taikonauts during a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to install debris protection devices and perform routine inspections. The system includes a station module for immediate crew support and a ground module for in-depth analysis.
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