Astronauts to assemble space station robot (click here)
Associated Press
March 9, 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts bound for orbit this week will assemble a two-armed space station robot that will rise like Frankenstein's monster from its transport bed.
Putting together Dextre, the robot, will be one of the main jobs for the seven Endeavour astronauts, who are scheduled to blast off early Tuesday, less than three weeks after the most recent shuttle flight.
They will also deliver the first piece of Japan's huge Kibo space station laboratory, a float-in closet for storing tools, experiments and spare parts. For the first time, each of the five major International Space Station partners will own a piece of the station....
Associated Press
March 9, 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts bound for orbit this week will assemble a two-armed space station robot that will rise like Frankenstein's monster from its transport bed.
Putting together Dextre, the robot, will be one of the main jobs for the seven Endeavour astronauts, who are scheduled to blast off early Tuesday, less than three weeks after the most recent shuttle flight.
They will also deliver the first piece of Japan's huge Kibo space station laboratory, a float-in closet for storing tools, experiments and spare parts. For the first time, each of the five major International Space Station partners will own a piece of the station....
