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Animation of Dextre demonstrating fluid transfer technologies - Robotic Refueling Mission 3

3 years ago |360 views

2019-08-08 - A computer animation of Dextre, Canada's robotic handyman on the International Space Station, performing some of the operations for NASA's...

Animation of Dextre unloading and reloading Dragon's trunk

3 years ago |202 views

2019-05-07 - Flight controllers on the ground use Canadian space robot Dextre to unload and reload the unpressurized trunk of the Dragon cargo vehicle.

This animation shows Dextre handling the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3, Space Test Program-Houston 6, and Cloud-Aerosol Transport System payloads.

Animation of Canadian robots Canadarm2 and Dextre catching and unloading Dragon

4 years ago |327 views

2018-06-26 – Computer animation showing how Canadarm2 will grapple and berth SpaceX’s Dragon resupply vehicle during its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Canadian robot Dextre will then transfer cargo between Dragon’s trunk and the exterior of the Station.

A shout out to the CSA from NASA astronauts during a spacewalk

6 years ago |517 views

2017-02-17 - During their spacewalk on January 6, 2017, NASA astronauts thanked the Canadian Space Agency for Dextre’s major robotic contributions to the battery replacement operation.

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Dextre performs marathon battery replacement operations on the International Space Station

6 years ago |2,888 views

2016-12-13 - In the most intensive robotics operation to date, this animation shows how Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic handyman, will recover and replace the batteries essential for storing electrical energy generated by the International Space Station’s solar arrays.

Dextre tests NASA's International Space Station Robotic External Leak Locator (IRELL)

6 years ago |3,043 views

2016-11-25 - While riding on the end of Canadarm2, Dextre will be moved to various locations on the exterior of the International Space Station, holding the IRELL tool near the cooling system pipes to detect traces of ammonia.

Dextre helps astronauts install a docking adaptor on the ISS

6 years ago |746 views

2016-08-16 - This computer-generated animation shows Dextre picking up an International Docking Adaptor (IDA) from Space-X Dragon’s trunk. Riding on Canadarm2, Dextre then carries the IDA to the installation site to hand it off to two astronauts who will complete the installation.

DEXTRE watches the Super Bowl from the ISS

7 years ago |140 views

2016-02-07 – Dextre pays tribute to Super Bowl 50 by transforming into a referee.

Learn more about Dextre, the ISS’s Canadian robotic helper: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/dextre/default.asp

Ask-an-expert - CSA engineer answers fan questions about new vision system for the ISS

7 years ago |273 views

2016-01-15 - Last week, our fans asked us some great questions about Dextre’s new vision system to inspect the International Space Station. Taryn Tomlinson, Senior Engineer at the Canadian Space...

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New vision system to support the inspection and maintenance of the ISS

7 years ago |79 views

2016-01-07 - The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has commissioned the design of an advanced vision system for Dextre, the International Space Station's (ISS's) robotic handyman.

Dextre will...

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