Aug 10 1997
From The Space Library
Astronauts aboard Shuttle Discovery successfully tested a new robotic arm, considerably smaller than Discovery's massive 50-foot (15-meter) crane, intended for tasks of higher precision. Discovery's crew used the arm to unlock a cargo bay door and lift a small box. NASA had engineered the Japanese-made robotic arm for US$ 100 million, expecting that it would eventually serve astronauts aboard the ISS. Of the robotic arm's test performance, astronaut Stephen K. Robinson stated simply, "it operated beautifully."
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