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ESA Explores: ERA for astronauts

Posted on Monday July 19th, 2021 by Nadjejda

ESA astronaut André Kuipers first encountered the European Robotic Arm (ERA) on paper, when it was intended for a proposed spaceplane called Hermes. Many iterations later, this European-built robot will soon be launched to the International Space Station – its new home in orbit.

In this episode, the second in a series covering the robot arm, André shares how he trained with ERA underwater in Moscow, Russia and talks us through its features from an astronaut’s perspective.

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