https://youtu.be/PntNBeJuRFQ
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40640039
The so-called Internal Ball Camera drone was sent to take pictures and video of the work of the astronauts.
The drone can float in a zero-gravity environment and is operated from earth.
While the device no doubt serves a proper purpose, it's also a little ball of cuteness floating about in space.
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the drone was delivered to the ISS in early June. But only now have the first images and videos that it captured been released.
http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/news/170714_int_ball_en.html
Features of Int-Ball
The camera can move autonomously in space and record still and moving images under remote control by the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center.
The recorded images and videos can be checked in real time by flight controllers and researchers on the ground, and then be fed back to the onboard crew.
The camera adopts existing drone technology and its exterior and inner structures were all manufactured by 3D-printing.
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