Posts Tagged ‘SSRMS’

ISS preparing for debuts of Canada’s Dextre operations and Japan’s HTV

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) robot “Dextre” has reported himself as fit for duty, as the clock ticks down to his debut tasks on the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile, preparations are building up for the arrival of the first Japanese HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) – which may involve spare robotic work station hardware being [...]

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Complex robotics complete S6 removal – TPS cleared from Focused Inspection

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

A complex ballet of robotics between the Shuttle and Station arms took place on Wednesday, as the S6 is transitioned out of Discovery’s payload bay ahead of installation on Thursday. Engineers on the ground have also cleared Discovery’s Thermal Protection System (TPS) from requiring a Focused Inspection.

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