AstronautAtlas
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AstronautAtlas
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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Move cargo, test a connection, judge the outcome
Explore Canada’s original Shuttle arm through flight testing, grapple geometry, the physics of moving mass and the evidence behind a repair attempt.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
The NASA-origin Wikimedia Commons record identifies Jeffrey Hoffman and David Griggs attaching a flyswatter device to Canadarm during the unplanned STS-51-D EVA on April 16, 1985.
NASA · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Read a motion log, choose a viewpoint, and explain what changes a spacecraft’s movement.
A reusable spacecraft, an orbital workplace and a difficult safety legacy
Canadarm: the Shuttle’s robotic arm
Move cargo, test a connection, judge the outcome
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
Canadarm2, Dextre and the moving workshop outside the station
One suggested order from the foundations to Canadarm: the Shuttle’s robotic arm. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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