Recently, the astronauts on board the International Space Station performed a routine “walk-off” maneuver with the large, 58-foot-long robotic arm attached to the orbiting laboratory.
After this particular walk-off maneuver, the robotic arm, along with the mobile transporter that guides it along the main truss of the space station, engineers noted some issues with operations.
The Canadarm2 is now operating as expected and is being used for inspection of the Crew-12 Dragon spacecraft as part of predeparture procedures.
In parallel, NASA and SpaceX are working to ensure there is no GPS interference affecting Dragon’s docking capability to the station’s forward port as a result of the transporter’s current position.
Designed and developed by the Canadian space corporation MDA, the Canadarm2 launched to the International Space Station in April 2001 on Space Shuttle Try, and it has since served as a component of the orbiting laboratory.
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Recently, the astronauts on board the International Space Station performed a routine “walk-off” maneuver with the large, 58-foot-long robotic arm attached to the orbiting laboratory.
The robotic arm, known as Canadarm2 because it was supplied by the Canadian Space Agency, is something of a modern engineering miracle—it can effectively move around the exterior of the large space station like an inchworm because both ends are identical.
After this particular walk-off maneuver, the robotic arm, along with the mobile transporter that guides it along the main truss of the space station, engineers noted some issues with operations.
As of Sunday evening, according to two sources, work was underway to determine whether this problem was due to a data or software issue or the robotic arm or mobile transporter hardware itself..
The Canadarm2 is now operating as expected and is being used for inspection of the Crew-12 Dragon spacecraft as part of predeparture procedures. NASA is troubleshooting and investigating the errors before the next transporter movement from its current worksite. In parallel, NASA and SpaceX are working to ensure there is no GPS interference affecting Dragon’s docking capability to the station’s forward port as a result of the transporter’s current position.
NASA will provide more updates during the Crew-13 prelaunch news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Designed and developed by the Canadian space corporation MDA, the Canadarm2 launched to the International Space Station in April 2001 on Space Shuttle Try, and it has since served as a component of the orbiting laboratory.
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