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European Robotic Arm

International Space Station

Europe’s robotic arm excels in first two years on Space Station

The European Robotic Arm (ERA) completed its first two years in space with the successful installation of a radiator and an airlock for the International Space Station.

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International Space Station

First space moves for the European Robotic Arm

It was time to wake up. Slowly but surely, one of the elbows of the robot stretched out in its new space home. The move had been rehearsed many times on the ground, but this was a first for the 11-metre-long robotic spacewalker.

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Operations

A backbone network for a robotic arm

The robotic arm gently transfers the astronaut to the far end of the International Space Station to install a radiator on the Russian side. A mix of commands and data flows between the robot and the human in outer space, and between the crew inside the station and the teams on Earth.

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Podcasts

ESA Explores: a new arm for space

In the latest episode of ESA podcast ESA Explores we get to grips with the European Robotic Arm (ERA) that will be launched to the International Space Station this summer.

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