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Workers uncrate a segment of the Canadian Space Agency's CSA Space Station Remote Manipulator System at KSC.

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Workers uncrate a segment of the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. It joins two other segments for a campaign of prelaunch processing activities. CSA's first contribution to the International Space Station (ISS), the SSRMS is the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the ISS for assembly. The 56-foot-long robotic arm includes two 12-foot booms joined by a hinge. Seven joints on the arm allow highly flexible and precise movement. Latching End Effectors are mounted on each end of the arm for grappling. Video cameras mounted on the booms and end effectors will give astronauts maximum visibility for operations and maintenance tasks on the ISS. The SSRMS is scheduled to be launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-100, currently planned for July 2000

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  • Title: Workers uncrate a segment of the Canadian Space Agency's CSA Space Station Remote Manipulator System at KSC.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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