Science and Exploration

Photos: Putting Canadarm2 Through Its Paces From the Space Station Cupola

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) operating abouard the International Space Station ISS030-E-270563 (21 April 2012) — high res (1.7 M) low res (75 K)

Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) operating abouard the International Space Station ISS030-E-270563 (21 April 2012) — high res (1.7 M) low res (75 K)

European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works the controls of the Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Cupola of the International Space Station. ISS030-E-272092 (17 April 2012) — high res (1.6 M) low res (91 K)

European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station, backdropped by the blackness of space. ISS030-E-270550 (21 April 2012) — high res (1.6 M) low res (76 K)

European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured in a window of the Cupola of the International Space Station, backdropped by Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space. ISS030-E-270533 (21 April 2012) — high res (1.5 M) low res (64 K)

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