If there is one space technology Canadian’s can readily identify, it is the Canadarm. While it’s not the only technology and capability Canada produces, it is nonetheless important.
Read More »CSA awards MDA $190 million International Space Station contract
As expected the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded MDA a contract to cover their work in supporting the operations and maintenance of the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station (ISS).
Read More »SpaceX ISS resupply launch tonight to be followed by cosmic catch
At 11:50 p.m. ET a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver supplies.
Read More »Canadian Lunar Programs as a Stepping Stone Towards Future Niches and Big Programs
Ken Podwalski, the program manager for the Lunar Gateway at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) gave his potato salad talk at last weeks Canadian Space Summit. It surprisingly made sense, though Ken’s optimism might not be shared by all.
Read More »Canadian Robotic Prowess On Display Again as Canadarm2 Completes Another Spacecraft Capture
Early this morning, two US astronauts used the Canadarm2 on the International Space Station to capture an important resupply spacecraft loaded with new scientific equipment and supplies for the crew.
Read More »Canadarm2 Captures SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft
The Canadarm2 on the International Space Station captured the SpaceX dragon cargo resupply spacecraft early this morning shortly after its arrival.
Read More »Tomorrow’s ISS Cargo Resupply Launch Will Include a New Robotic Hand for the Canadarm2
A Latching End Effector (LEE) ground spare, or as it’s sometimes referred to, the “robotic hand”, and which sits at each end of the Canadarm2, is being launched to the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow onboard a SpaceX cargo resupply mission.
Read More »Second U.S. Spacewalk by Astronauts this Year Completes Robotic Hand Transfer Work
Yesterdays spacewalk successfully completed a choreographed series of movements over three spacewalks since last fall to swap MDA built Latching End Effector’s (LEE) from the Canadarm2 to its Mobile Base System and stow one for a return to Earth.
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Outlines How Working With MDA They Fixed the Canadarm2 Communication Problem
When the Canadarm2 was built engineers made sure that it could get software updates even though it designed almost 20 years ago using what we would now consider outdated hardware.
Read More »Monday Spacewalk Postponed as CSA Finds Software Solution to Canadarm2 LEE Communication Problem
A spacewalk which was scheduled for early tomorrow morning has been postponed after the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) said in a post on Facebook that it had found a solution to the problem.
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