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  •  Updated: 09/07/2021
- 15:36
The Russian part of the International Space Station is preparing to deploy a new robotic arm fit with an elbow, shoulder and wrist.
Astronauts will use the European Robotic Arm (ERA) as a third crew member to transfer cargo directly to and from the Space Station, without the need for spacewalks.
Dutch astronaut André Kuipers knows how tricky a walk on the outside of the ISS can be.
The spacewalks that some of the astronauts do are difficult, taking a lot of time, energy, oxygen, and there s some danger involved. So we want to avoid this kind of extracurricular activities if they re not needed, if they can be done by a robotic arm , he said. ....

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