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	CSA - STS-74 - Canadarm
		Canadarm has successfully loosened a jammed solar array panel and knocked ice off vents used for dumping the shuttle's waste water.
		Canadarm was critical to all three stages of the mission: catching the wayward telescope, placing it in the shuttle's cargo bay for repairs, and re-launching it.
		Canadarm is indeed a symbol of pride and achievement of the Canadian Space Program, and the team of Canadian scientists and engineers that made it possible.
	www.space.gc.ca /asc/eng/missions/sts-074/canadarm.asp (498 words)

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		CANADARM (this is the correct, official name for the arm itself, while RMS is the name used originally by the technical commmunity to describe the entire system including the arm and its control mechanism) is one of the largest robot arms ever built.
		As they "fly" the end of the CANADARM, using the closed-circuit TV view through the wrist camera or watching out the window, the computer generates commands to the various motors, just as you lower brain controlsindivisual muscles when your thought is to pick up a cup.
		THe CANADARM is equipped with two closed-circuit TV cameras - one near the wrist and one at the elbow.
	members.tripod.com /Joanna79/canadarm.html (508 words)

	Canadarm Timeline
		Canadarm retrieves, and later redeploys, the Hubble Space Telescope during a critical repair mission.
		Canadarm used to deploy SPARTAN Satellite and assist astronauts on spacewalks to evaluate a series of new procedures and tools.
		Canadarm used to attach Canadarm2 to the ISS Destiny lab.
	www.exn.ca /SpecialPopups/20010417-canadarmtimeline.html (344 words)

	Canada Arm
		Canadarm was designed, developed and built by Spar Robotics operation, now MD Robotics, under contract to the National Research Council of Canada.
		Canadarm was used as a mobile work platform for astronauts during numerous space walks required to repair the faulty telescope.
		Canadarm played a critical role retrieving the satellite, placing it in the cargo bay for repairs, and then re-deploying it.
	www.york-net.com /80s/Canadarm.asp (415 words)

	The Canadarm - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Actually called the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, one of the Canadarm's most impressive engineering achievements is its ability to capture a free-flying payload in a zero gravity environment.
		Operating the Canadarm may mean moving it very accurately and slowly over a distance of millimetres or it may mean moving it precisely over several metres at a very high speed.
		The Canadarm is truly one of the greatest Canadian engineering achievements.
	www.ewh.ieee.org /reg/7/millennium/canadarm/canadarm_home.html (270 words)

	Canadarm -- Summa Cum Laude
		Canadarm will release the satellites it removes in exact position in space, imparting little spin or nudge when it lets go.
		For the rest of the day (four hours in all), Truly and Engle put Canadarm through its hoops, and the Canadian engineers begin to show their satisfaction; they are witnessing the success of many years work.
		In the meantime, Canadarm has done everything of the first priority, and much of what it would have been expected to accomplish even in the full five-day timeline.
	www.ieee.ca /millennium/canadarm/canadarm_summa.html (2616 words)

	DARKEDEN RULES - THANKS U FOR GOING ON BEST SITE EVER
		The length of the Canadarm is approximately 15 m and a computerized control system can be used to deploy payloads to a positional accuracy of +/- 2.0-in and +/- 1.0-degree of a pre-programmed target zone at the aforementioned rates and load conditions.
		The Canadarm is currently onboard the space shuttle Columbia (Oct. 16, 2000) where it will be used to carry out its usual tasks of launching satellites, capturing satellites in orbit for repair, and taking readings of the space shuttle itself to check for any problems before re-entry.
		Thus, in the truest sense, Canadarm 2 is the extended arm of the station crew for the transport of large payloads, even if this is "only" along the grid structure at whose ends the enormous solar-powered booms of the station are attached.
	www.freewebs.com /darkeden0/canadarm.htm (8581 words)

	CSA - Canadarm: Introduction (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Astronauts used the Canadarm as a mobile work platform to stand on during the five space walks, a record-breaking number at that time, required to repair the $1.5 billion astronomy satellite on orbit.
		The Canadarm originated in a technical challenge that began early in the seventies, when NASA was looking for international partners to contribute to its novel Space Transportation System, better to be known as the Space Shuttle.
		A white and closely-fitting insulated blanket works with thermostatically controlled heaters to keep the Canadarm at acceptable temperatures in the vacuum of space, protecting its components from the intense heat of the sun's rays, or from extreme cold when the arm is in shadow.
	www.space.gc.ca.cob-web.org:8888 /asc/eng/exploration/canadarm/introduction.asp (2530 words)

	Canadarm and its U of A Connections - Faculty of Engineering - University of Alberta
		Canada’s role was to design and build the shuttle-attached remote manipulator system (as Canadarm was originally called)—a space crane, some 15 metres long that was to be located at the edge of the cargo bay of the orbiter vehicle.
		The cargo bay had a volume of nearly five metres in diameter and 20 metres long and was large enough to carry payloads with a mass of up to approximately 30,000 kg (the size and mass of a fully loaded semi-trailer).
		Canadarm had to be able to precisely lift payloads out of the cargo bay and deploy them into space, retrieve payloads from space, and place them into the bay.
	www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca /engineering/news.cfm?story=29298 (1427 words)

	CSA - Canadarm: Backgrounder (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Canadarm — Canada's most famous robot and technological achievement — made its space debut on November 13, 1981.
		To cope with the harsh elements of space, the Canadarm was made with the latest aerospace materials including titanium, stainless steel and graphite epoxy.
		The Canadarm was instrumental in retrieving the satellite, placing it in the cargo bay for repairs, and then re-deploying it.
	www.space.gc.ca.cob-web.org:8888 /asc/eng/exploration/canadarm/backgrounder.asp (1017 words)

	Canadarm: Canada is the "right arm" in the space race
		The Canadarm was fist launched into space on November 13, 1981 as part of Columbia.
		During that mission, the Canadarm successfully flexed its muscles and secured its position in the future of space travel.
		Right after the space walk is complete is when I am timelined in the flight to go on the controls of the Canadarm, as we call it in Canada, or the remote manipulator system.
	www.canadianaconnection.com /cca/canadarm.htm (816 words)

	The Canada Arm
		To this date Canadarm has flawlessly performed over 50 missions; doing such tasks as placing satellites into orbit and recovering malfunctions ones for repair.
		Not only is Canadarm a useful grabbing mechanism, it has also served as a walkway for the astronauts who repaired the Hubble Space Telescope.
		The grasping of objects is accomplished by Canadarm's End Effector, a cylindrical mechanism containing a contractible snare-like apparatus of diameter 20 cm which grapples protruding knobs attached to the payload.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0126120/canadaArm.htm (198 words)

	CSA - Canadarm
		With this historic statement, the shuttle Canadarm began a long service as the first-ever robotic manipulator system designed for specific use in the harsh environment of space.
		The tasks of the officially-designated Shuttle Remote Manipulator System are many and varied: over the years, the Canadarm has deployed satellites into their proper orbit and retrieved malfunctioning ones for repair.
		Beginning with Mission STS-88 in December 1998, the arm has been used in 11 Space Station Assembly missions to date, both to install new elements on the station and to support space walks by space construction workers.
	www.space.gc.ca /asc/eng/exploration/canadarm/default.asp (229 words)

	canadarm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Canadarm is considered one of the most useful, reliable and successful tools in the space shuttle inventory.
		After 50 flights, Canadarm has met and exceeded its expectations to date and will continue to play a vital role in the future of the U.S. space program.
		SPAR is currently working on the next generation Canadarm and a two-armed robot capable of handling delicate tasks for the International Space Station.
	www.occdsb.on.ca /~proj4632/Torontont.htm (249 words)

	Space Station Science Picture of the Day: Canadarm and the Seven Sisters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In the foreground is the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm, "Canadarm", which helps astronauts with construction of the growing ISS.
		Between Canadarm and the Pleiades is Earth itself.
		And finally, just under Canadarm's elbow, is a streak of green--the aurora borealis.
	science.nasa.gov /ppod/y2003/14apr_canadarm.htm (200 words)

	The Universe Today - O Canada! Arming the International Space Station
		The new generation Canadarm is a precursor to the further expansion of the Station, and testimony to Canadian expertise in robotics and space technology.
		Canadarm 2, the Space Station's new robotic arm, which current resident astronaut Susan Helms referred to as "a large cherry-picker," was brought to Alpha last week in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay.
		Canadarm 2 will be able to move about three times more mass than the Shuttle arm, which represents a mass greater than a 100 tonne Space Shuttle!
	www.universetoday.com /html/articles/2001-0427a.html (1507 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Space
		While the Canadarm may have opened the door to Canadian participation in the shuttle program, good science and first-rate astronauts are keeping the country involved.
		Its successor – Canadarm 2 – is the workhorse of the International Space Station.
		The original Canadarm is mounted outside a shuttle's payload bay.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/space/canada_spaceshuttle.html (998 words)

	Now, Thats Canadian! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Measuring 15.2 m (50 ft) in length with an earth weight of 410 kg (905 lbs), one of the Canadarm's most impressive engineering achievements is its ability to capture a
		This isn't possible if the arm and its joints have too much flex so the team designed an anti-backlash device within the joints which has resulted in zero backlash.
		Virtually every system in the Canadarm has built-in redundancy while the arm itself automatically performs built-in safety checks.
	www.new-sng.com /achiev3.cfm (375 words)

	MDA Space Missions - Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Canadarm in the shape of a 'V' during it's first flight STS-2.
		A view of the Canadarm above an EVA astronaut in the cargobay of the space shuttle.
		View of the Canadarm assiting EVA astronauts retriving Intelsat and berthing it to a new solid rocket motor.
	sm.mdacorporation.com /gallery/gcanarm.html (133 words)

	Canada Strong Arms Hubble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		MDA aims to build on the success of the robotic arm technology that has been used in multiple shuttle missions to advance its opportunities in the burgeoning market for commercial robotics.
		"In this recent mission astronauts had the benefit of performing their intricate tasks with the recently upgraded control system on the Canadarm," said Mag Iskander, vice president and general manager of MD Robotics.
		The Canadarm was used to capture the Hubble and place it in the Space Shuttle's cargo bay and as a work platform to support four space walks by astronauts.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/robot-00e.html (279 words)

	Canadian Spaceflight History
		The Canadarm is used to move, deploy and recover satellites and experiment packages, inspect the shuttle, move astronauts, and help assemble the International Space Station.
		The crew used the Canadarm and the Canadian Space Vision System to join a Russian module with an American-built segment of the ISS.
		This first shuttle flight after the Columbia disaster of 2003 featured the first use of a Canadian-built boom extension to the Canadarm that was designed to inspect the shuttle's underside for damage to its insulation tiles.
	www.spaceistheplace.ca /hist.html (2258 words)

	The Space Review: Canadian robotics and the future of space exploration
		True to his immortal laws of robotics, the Canadarm ensured the astronaut’s safety by painstakingly scanning the entire shuttle body for life-threatening wounds, propping the astronauts up during their dangerous spacewalks and then safely escorting them back to the mother ship.
		The shuttle’s robotic arm is part of a growing movement called space servicing—the inspection, repair and assembly of hardware “on the spot” in space through a combination of robots and deft humans.
		The Canadarm was also called upon to give the astronauts a helping hand to fix the prized Hubble telescope.
	www.thespacereview.com /article/454/1 (1106 words)

	tomorrow,TODAY Script: Canadarm...The Next Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Nearly 20 years ago, Canada made a huge contribution to space exploration with the development of the Canadarm.
		Two years from now, Canadian technology will once again prove its worth with the launch of the next generation of Canadarm the Mobile Servicing System.
		The new system is bigger, more flexible and much stronger than the old Canadarm.
	www.tomorrowtoday.com /scripts/canadarm.htm (221 words)

	Nasaexplores
		Canadarm is 15 meters [m] (49.2 feet [ft]) in length, with Canadarm2 being 17.6 m (57.7 ft).
		In terms of size, the Canadarm is 33 centimeters [cm] (13 inches [in]) in diameter, and the Canadarm2 is 35 cm (13.8 in) in diameter.
		This is due to Canadarm having 16 layers of carbon fiber for protection, and Canadarm 2 having 19 layers of carbon fiber.
	www.nasaexplores.com /show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030401133621 (633 words)

	Remarks During a Meeting With Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada and Space Shuttle Astronauts
		And this past April, the Canadarm retrieved the crippled solar max satellite and then placed it safely back into orbit after repairing it on board.
		And Bob commanded the mission when the Canadarm was first used to deploy a satellite and was also aboard when solar max was retrieved and repaired.
		I'm turning the wrong way, except I had to get this, didn't I? [Laughter] Also, it shows the Canadarm that was used on all the previous missions, also.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1984/92584c.htm (762 words)

	Mobile Servicing System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mobile Servicing System (MSS) or Canadarm2 is a robotic system and associated equipment on the International Space Station that plays a key role in station assembly and maintenance: moving equipment and supplies around the station, supporting astronauts working in space, and servicing instruments and other payloads attached to the space station.
		It is composed of the Mobile Base (MBS), the SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator or Canadarm 2) and the SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator).
		Launched on STS-100 in April 2001, this next generation Canadarm is a bigger, better, smarter version of the space shuttle's original robotic arm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadarm2 (619 words)

	Canadarm
		In 1981, Canada confirmed its position as a world leader in space technology with the development of the Remote Manipulator System, or Canadarm, which is used to deploy and retrieve satellites from the Space Shuttle.
		Bear in mind that the surplus Canadarms are available in whatever size is needed to get the job done, from Space Shuttle size (SS) to rodent removal size (RR)...and now even smaller.
		28.The baby feeding and diaper changing canadarm is perfect for those busy mornings when you just don't have time(or would prefer to keep your own breakfast down).
	www.islandnet.com /~pacific/canadarm.html (2191 words)

	Gander Academy's Web Resources on Chris Hatfiel and STS-100 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		When the shuttle's Canadarm was first deployed, Canadians were riveted to their television sets as the arm, with the Canada wordmark displayed proudly on its side, began to move exactly as its developers had planned.
		Since then the Canadarm has been emblazoned in the nation's psyche as an icon of Canadian "can-do" and has been recognized internationally as a symbol of excellence in robotic technology.
		The Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) is a new generation Canadarm, the first component of the Mobile Servicing System (MSS) which is scheduled for launch on STS-100 early in the station's assembly sequence.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/shuttle_hadfield.htm (900 words)

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