The Final Run of the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge- with Int-Ball2 and Astrobee making their first joint appearance!

On September 20, 2024, the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ on the International Space Station (ISS) conducted the APK (Android Application Package) Final Run of the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC), organized by JAXA. In addition to NASA’s Astrobee, which was used in the competition, the JEM Inboard Portable Video Camera System Demonstration 2 (Int-Ball2), developed by JAXA, was used as a camera to deliver realistic images of Kibo to the students. This was the first time that Astrobee and Int-Ball2 flew together on the same mission. The results of the competition will be announced at the Final Round Event to be held on November 9, 2024.