Astronauts ‘operate’ on space station’s broken robot arm
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June 30, 2026

Astronauts ‘operate’ on space station’s broken robot arm

On May 27, flight controllers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston noticed one of the Canadian-built arm's seven joints was drawing more current than expected and not moving properly.

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