Russian Spacewalkers Set European Space Station Robot Arm In Motion

Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev conduct a spacewalk on April 28.
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—During an April 28 spacewalk, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev enabled the first motion of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) 37-ft. robot arm, a multipurpose manipulator that was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2021 as part of the Russian Nauka...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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