Int-Ball
Sign in to saveAlso known as JEM Internal Ball Camera
thumb|Peggy Whitson interacting with the JEM Internal Ball Camera. The Int-Ball, also known as the JEM Internal Ball Camera, is a series of experimental, autonomous, self-propelled, and maneuverable ball cameras, deployed in the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station. The devices are intended to perform some of the photo-video documentation tasks aboard the ISS, reducing the workload of the station's crew. there have been two different Int-Ball cameras delivered to the station.
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thumb|Peggy Whitson interacting with the JEM Internal Ball Camera. The Int-Ball, also known as the JEM Internal Ball Camera, is a series of experimental, autonomous, self-propelled, and maneuverable ball cameras, deployed in the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station. The devices are intended to perform some of the photo-video documentation tasks aboard the ISS, reducing the workload of the station's crew. there have been two different Int-Ball cameras delivered to the station.
== Internal Ball Camera == The first ball camera was delivered aboard SpaceX CRS-11 on June 4, 2017. The Int-Ball was designed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and is controlled and monitored by a team of JAXA ground controllers.
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