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The astronaut assistant known as CIMON 2 just launched for the orbiting lab aboard SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo capsule, which lifted off today (Dec. 5) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
CIMON 2 is following in the footsteps of the original CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion), which reached the ISS in the summer of 2018, also aboard a Dragon.
Both robots were developed by the European aerospace company Airbus on behalf of the German space agency, DLR, and employ IBM's Watson system as their AI.
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astronaut assistant: 宇航员助理
the orbiting lab: 沿轨道运行的实验室，即国际空间站
· ISS: 全称为the international space station 国际空间站
aboard /ə'bɔːrd/ prep. 搭载；在船、飞机等交通工具上（等同于on/in）
cargo capsule: 货运太空舱
· manned capsule: 载人航空
capsule/ˈkæpsjuːl/ n. 胶囊
lift off: 发射
· lift-off n. 发射
follow in the footsteps of sb. 跟随着……的脚步；继承了……的衣钵
develop /dɪ'veləp/vt. 开发；发展
· develop our brains: 开发我们的大脑
· development bank: 开发银行
on behalf of: 代替……；代表……（on someone’s behalf）
· accept the prize on sb’s behalf: 替某人领奖
employ/ɪmˈplɔɪ/ vt. 采用，应用；雇佣
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