I forgot about The Hand. It's
cute!<br /><br />According to
NASA's ISS site, it seems to have turned into an Arm:<br /><br /><font color="yellow">Canadarm2 and the Mobile Servicing System<br /><br />Canada is contributing an essential component of the International Space Station, the Mobile Servicing System. This robotic system plays a key role in space station assembly and maintenance: moving equipment and supplies around the station, supporting astronauts working in space, and servicing instruments and other payloads attached to the space station. Astronauts receive robotics training to enable them to perform these functions with the arm. <br /><br />Comparison of the shuttle robotic arm with the station robotic arm <br /><br />The Mobile Servicing System, which is also known as the MSS, has three parts: <br /><br />Canadarm2 <br /><br />Launched on STS-100 (assembly flight 6A) in April 2001, the next generation Canadarm is a bigger, better, smarter version of the space shuttle's robotic arm. It is 17.6 meters (57.7 feet) long when fully extended and has seven motorized joints. This arm is capable of handling large payloads and assisting with docking the space shuttle. The Space Station Remote Manipulator System, or SSRMS, is self-relocatable with a Latching End Effector, so it can be attached to complementary ports spread throughout the station's exterior surfaces.</font><br /><br />It was
installed by the first Canadian Spacewalker in 2001, by then called <b>Space Station Remote Manipulator System</b><br /><br />From
Wikipedia Article:<br /><font color="yellow">Since the installation of the Canadarm2</font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>