DEXTRE watches the Super Bowl from the ISS
Published on Feb 7, 2016
Dextre pays tribute to Super Bowl 50 by transforming into a referee.
Dextre changes a pump on the International Space Station
Published on Mar 6, 2015
This computer-generated animation shows Dextre removing a failed ammonia pump, picking up a fresh spare, moving the latter to a location where spacewalkers can easily access it for installation at a later time, and then parking the failed pump where it is out of the way. Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic handyman on board the International Space Station (ISS), was built to make space operations safer and cheaper by using a robot to do routine maintenance work, freeing up astronauts to do more important things (like science).
Space robotics is serious business. But Dextre’s daring lifts, spins and twirls on the end of Canadarm2 (the ISS’s robotic arm) call to mind a circus act instead of the stiff motions typically associated with robots in Hollywood B movies! While you watch the animation, keep in mind that Dextre is always controlled by humans on the ground (at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, or at the Canadian Space Agency in St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada). Now imagine sitting in the flight controller’s seat, driving the 17-metre long robotic arm with the nearly 4-metre tall Dextre flipping and dipping on the end… Whoa.
Dextre tests NASA’s International Space Station Robotic External Leak Locator (IRELL)
Published on Nov 25, 2016
2016-11-25 - While riding on the end of Canadarm2, Dextre will be moved to various locations on the exterior of the International Space Station, holding the IRELL tool near the cooling system pipes to detect traces of ammonia. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
Dextre performs marathon battery replacement operations on the International Space Station
Published on Dec 13, 2016
2016-12-13 - In the most intensive robotics operation to date, this animation shows how Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic handyman, will recover and replace the batteries essential for storing electrical energy generated by the International Space Station’s solar arrays. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
Animation of Dextre unloading and reloading Dragon’s trunk
Published on May 7, 2019
2019-05-07 - Flight controllers on the ground use Canadian space robot Dextre to unload and reload the unpressurized trunk of the Dragon cargo vehicle.
This animation shows Dextre handling the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3, Space Test Program-Houston 6, and Cloud-Aerosol Transport System payloads. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)
Animation of Dextre demonstrating fluid transfer technologies - Robotic Refueling Mission 3
Published on Aug 8, 2019
2019-08-08 - A computer animation of Dextre, Canada's robotic handyman on the International Space Station, performing some of the operations for NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3).
RRM3 is designed to advance refuelling and servicing capabilities for satellites and spacecraft, and could help enable longer exploration missions to more distant destinations.
Tech on Deck: RRM Phase 1 & 2 (Ep. 2)
Mar 10, 2021
Last week you heard about how we use the International Space Station to test technologies in space before they’re put to action in NASA missions.
In this week’s episode of Tech on Deck, learn about our first technology demonstration sent to Station: The Robotic Refueling Mission.
This tech demo helped us develop the tools and techniques needed to robotically refuel a satellite in space, an important capability for space exploration.
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