Wukong AI on the Tiangong space station
Answered the crew's questions, including the work schedule before a spacewalk.
| Operator | China's astronaut research and training centre |
|---|---|
| Developer | not named in what was read |
| Host | Tiangong space station |
| Where | space station |
| Class | language |
| Hardware | not stated in what was read |
| Model or software | A large language model built on an open-source Chinese model, not named |
| Launched | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Ran | from mid-July 2025 |
What was said, and by whom
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“the large-scale artificial intelligence model called Wukong AI was delivered to the Chinese space station by the Tianzhou-9 cargo craft on July 15”
Xinhua, relaying the astronaut training centre: the operator, through a state news agency. Tiangong space station taikonauts gain AI support, Xinhua. Published 16 Aug 2025 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: five sentences of 3,100 characters.
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“Wukong AI has been operating stably in orbit for one month”
Xinhua, relaying the astronaut training centre: the operator, through a state news agency. Tiangong space station taikonauts gain AI support, Xinhua. Published 16 Aug 2025 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: five sentences of 3,100 characters.
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“This marks the first time that China's space station has applied and verified large-scale AI model technology.”
Xinhua, relaying the astronaut training centre: the operator, through a state news agency. Tiangong space station taikonauts gain AI support, Xinhua. Published 16 Aug 2025 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: five sentences of 3,100 characters.
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“Commander Chen Dong and taikonaut Wang Jie asked Wukong AI for the work schedule a day before conducting their third spacewalk.”
Xinhua, relaying the astronaut training centre: the operator, through a state news agency. Tiangong space station taikonauts gain AI support, Xinhua. Published 16 Aug 2025 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: five sentences of 3,100 characters.
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“the chatbot was introduced on the space station in mid-July, and has already completed its first mission: supporting three taikonauts during a spacewalk”
Wired: a news report. Meet Wukong, the AI Chatbot China Has Installed on Its Space Station, Wired. Published 21 Aug 2025 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: three sentences of 3,400 characters.
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“Built on a home-grown open-source AI model, Wukong AI is designed to meet the requirements of manned space missions.”
Xinhua, relaying the astronaut training centre: the operator, through a state news agency. Tiangong space station taikonauts gain AI support, Xinhua. Published 16 Aug 2025 (page metadata). Read 4 Oct 2026, in part: five sentences of 3,100 characters.
Claims to a first
- First large AI model on China's space station: unchecked. Scoped to one station. Recorded as made.
Notes
What was read does not say how much of the system runs on the station and how much on the ground. The report says the model was delivered by cargo craft and has operated in orbit, and it is recorded on that. Chinese-language sources were not read.
Changed
Added on 4 October 2026, in the second round of reading.
Cite or share
Wukong AI on the Tiangong space station. Every AI that has run above the Kármán line, graded by evidence. Reviewed 4 Oct 2026. https://karman-si.pages.dev/r/wukong-tiangong/
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