A robotic arm located outside of the International Space Station has been hit by orbital debris, but it's still functioning.
A robotic arm located outside of the International Space Station has been hit by orbital debris, but it's still functioning.
The impact to Canadarm2, first noticed by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency during a routine inspection on May 12, punched a hole in the arm boom and its thermal blanket. "Despite the impact, results of the ongoing analysis indicate that the arm's performance remains unaffected," according to a release by the Canadian Space Agency.
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