Canada's Space Station Arm

This amazing "arm" is possible, thanks to engineering!

• Canadian engineers and scientists designed and built the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) also known as the Canadarm 2.

• It is helping build the International Space Station.

• It is 17 metres long and has seven motorized joints. Mechanical engineers worked with other engineers to make the "arm "move smoothly.

• It is designed to handle large objects and can lift the entire space shuttle with a fully-loaded cargo bay, arriving from Earth!

• The Space Station Arm is one of the most important advances in worldwide space engineering and one of Canada’s greatest engineering achievements!

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Photo, courtesy Canadian Space Agency www.space.gc.ca