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Astronaut Waves Robot Arm

Japanese-built device will service equipment from Kibo laboratory

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(Newser) – A Japanese astronaut on board the International Space Station successfully unfolded a massive robotic arm from the newly installed Kibo laboratory today, Reuters reports. The arm moved slightly on Saturday, but today’s extension of the 33-foot device was the first full test, Space.com reports. The Japanese-built robot had nothing to grab; the equipment the arm will tend to arrives next year.

This image provided by NASA documents the Japanese Experiment Module, also called Kibo. This view depicts Kibo's exterior, backdropped by solar array panels for the orbital outpost.
This image provided by NASA documents the Japanese Experiment Module, also called Kibo. This view depicts Kibo's exterior, backdropped by solar array panels for the orbital outpost.   (AP Photo/NASA)
This image provided by NASA is one of a series of digital still images documenting the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, also called Kibo, in its new home on the International Space Station.
This image provided by NASA is one of a series of digital still images documenting the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, also called Kibo, in its new home on the International Space Station.   (AP Photo/NASA)
The Kibo Module is moved with the Canadarm 2 from its stowage position in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay to the port side of the Harmony node of the International Space Station June 3, 2008.
The Kibo Module is moved with the Canadarm 2 from its stowage position in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay to the port side of the Harmony node of the International Space Station June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/NASA)
This image provided by NASA shows the interior of the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, also called Kibo, in its new home on the International Space Station on day eight of the mission, Saturday, June 7, 2008.
This image provided by NASA shows the interior of the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, also called Kibo, in its new home on the International Space Station on day eight of the mission, Saturday, June...   (AP Photo/NASA)
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