Space Shuttle Lifts Off for Space Station
Explanation:
Last Thursday,
Space Shuttle Endeavor lifted off on course
for the latest round of building the
International Space Station (ISS) in orbit around Earth.
One of the highlights of the
11-day mission promises to be the installation of
Canadarm2, a robotic arm that will
assist in the future construction and utilization of the
ISS.
Canadarm2, a larger and more sophisticated version of the
shuttle's own robotic arm,
will be able to move around
the station's exterior.
This is the ninth
shuttle mission to build the ISS --
many more are planned over the next several years.
When completed, the
ISS should enclose about the
same room as the passenger cabin of a
747 jet.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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