The Hubble space telescope may not have as many lives as a cat, but it may get six. The telescope has been overhauled four times by shuttle astronauts and was scheduled for one more upgrade in 2006.

"The most sophisticated robot every built...is a handyman." ---Canadian Space Agency After more than two years, the International Space Station is very close to bringing its Dextre robot completely ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The video, which Pettit posted Monday (Nov. 25) on X, formerly Twitter, shows hours of science ...

Longueuil, Quebec, January 25, 2013 – Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic "handyman" on board the International Space Station (ISS), made space history last night by successfully refueling a ...

Over the next 7 days, Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic handyman aboard the International Space Station, will perform the first robotic self-repair in space. Dextre will replace two cameras ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Canadian engineers Dextre relocated a Mounted on the end A set of power Outfitted with two Dextre ...

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LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC–The Canadian Space Agency is proud to announce that Dextre, the third and final element of the Mobile Servicing System which is part of Canada’s contribution to the International ...

A robotic handyman, nearing final assembly outside the international space station, moved his hands and arms for the first time Sunday, delighting the astronauts as well as the mechanism's Canadian ...

A space robot was just caught in action during a science experiment, high above Earth. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a short video of a Canadian handy-robot on the International Space Station (ISS).

The Canadian-built robot arm aboard the International Space Station is tackling a new challenge: to fix itself. Canadarm2 and its manipulator hand, Dextre, will replace a faulty video camera on one of ...