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"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")
Name: David Hitt About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers... See my complete profile
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:: Thursday, April 24, 2003 ::
Dextre, the Space Robot The Canadian Space Agency has announced that the official name of its new ISS Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator robot will be "Dextre." Dextre is the third and last component of the Mobile Servicing System, Canada's contribution to the International Space Station, along with the Canadarm2 robot arm and the mobile base which currently transports the arm around the station (both the arm and base will also be used to transport Dextre). Scheduled for launch in 2005, Dextre is a highly advanced, relocatable two-armed robot designed to be placed either on the end of Canadarm2, on the Mobile Base, or on the Station to perform external maintenance on the International Space Station.