The Essential Canadarm2

Published on Oct 4, 2017

Tomorrow on the first spacewalk of Expedition 53, astronauts will install a new latching end effector on the International Space Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2, to keep that invaluable piece of hardware ready to support the station’s continuing mission. Take a quick look back at the invaluable role played by the “big arm” in assembling the space station and keeping it flying.