Space Station's Dextre Robot Passes Crucial Test

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Space Station Ready for New Robot, Room
This illustration depicts the Canadian Space Agency's Dextre maintenance robot at the end of the International Space Station's Canadarm2. Dextre and a Japanese module will be delivered to the ISS during NASA's March 2008 STS-123 mission. (Image credit: NASA)

Canadian engineers

Dextre relocated a

Mounted on the end

A set of power

Outfitted with two

Dextre's arms

"When

Last week's

Dextre is commanded

"We're

Dextre will transfer

After the HTV berths

The HTV is scheduled

The cargo

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