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Dextre Stretches His Limbs

Astronauts test space robot, find minor hiccup

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 17, 2008 10:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Dextre, the International Space Station’s own gigantic space robot, flexed its mighty arms for the first time last night, the Houston Chronicle reports. Astronauts put the bot through its paces, moving and stopping each of its 14 arm joints. Dextre mostly passed the test;...   Read full story »

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