Canadarm2 to get new ‘hand’ currently delivered by SpaceX rocket

A new palm will be delivered now to Canadarm2, the International Space Station’s robotic arm, around a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. 

The new hand will be an in-orbit spare in box of a malfunction, a orator for a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) pronounced around email.

The dual “hands” now trustworthy to a Canadarm2 are entirely functional, Audrey Barbier said.

These hands — officially called Latching End Effectors (LEEs) — are the grippers that help the robotic arm perform upkeep tasks on a ISS and locate supply ships. 

LEEs are customarily replaced due to normal wear and tear, according to a CSA.

The Dragon plug will also broach food for Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to eat during his space mission, set to start in December. And it will broach reserve and apparatus for scholarship and research. 

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