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
Lunar Gateway
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The Lunar Gateway was a planned modular space station that would have been assembled in orbit around the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Derived from earlier concepts such as the Exploration Gate
Canadarm
…International Space Station. The smaller Canadarm3 was planned to be used for berthing the modules, performing maintenance or repairs and inspecting the Lunar Gateway. In June 2024, the full contract for design and construction of the arm was awarded to MDA Space. On May 2, 2025, the project was canceled as a result…
Configuration as of 2024
2012 concept for the Deep Space Habitat, consisting of a cryogenic propulsion stage, an ISS-derived habitat module, and a MPLM
Power and Propulsion Element with HALO
An illustration of the initial configuration of Gateway with the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) in orbit around the Moon