Canadarm
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Canadarm or Canadarm1 is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Canadarm was al
Canadarm (right) during Space Shuttle mission STS-72
Life-size replica of the Canadarm at the Euro Space Center in Belgium
Story Musgrave, anchored on the end of the Canadarm, prepares to be elevated to the top of the Hubble Space Telescope during STS-61.
Peter J.K. Wisoff on the end of the arm, 1993
Mobile Servicing System
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The Mobile Servicing System is a robotic system on board the International Space Station. Launched to the ISS in 2001, it plays a key role in station assembly and maintenance; it moves equipment and s
Canadarm
…manoeuvre the Plasma Diagnostics Package. The Canadarm subsequently flew on more than 90 missions with all five orbiters. Since the installation of the Canadarm2 on the International Space Station (ISS), the two arms have been used to hand over segments of the station for assembly from the orbiter's Canadarm to…
Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson anchored to the end of the Canadarm2 during STS-114, 2005
Canadarm2 moves Rassvet to berth with the station on STS-132, 2010
Astronaut Leroy Chiao controlling Canadarm2 from the Destiny lab
The exterior of the Canadarm is clad with Kevlar fabric, while the arm itself is made from titanium, pictured above Lake Balkhash.