German 'X-Mir Inspector' camera fails

A German-built robotic camera designed to help space station crews examine their spacecraft from the outside failed in its first test at Russia's Mir station yesterday, forcing Mir's crew to maneuver away from the meter-long free-flyer to avoid a collision. Officials at Mission Control Center-Moscow...

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