March/April 2001 - Canadarm2 is prepared for launch on Space Shuttle Endeavour at the Space Station Processing Facility in the Kennedy Space Center.
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April 22, 2001 - History is made. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, attached to Canadarm, installs the next-generation Canadarm2 to the International Space Station during Shuttle Mission STS-100. Credit: NASA
April 28, 2001 - The first Canadian "handshake in space" occurs as Canadarm2 transfers its launch cradle to Space Shuttle Endeavour's Canadarm.
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July 15, 2001 - Canadarm2 performs its first official task, attaching the Quest Airlock to the Unity module of the International Space Station during Shuttle Mission
STS-104. Credit: NASA
August 16, 2001 - Canadarm2 assists throughout Shuttle Mission STS-105 in the assembly of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
December 7, 2001 - Canadarm2 grapples payloads throughout Shuttle Mission STS-108. This image, taken by a crew member on board Space Shuttle Endeavour, captures the International Space Station in a much earlier stage of assembly. Credit: NASA
April 11, 2002 - The primary objective of Shuttle Mission STS-110 was the installation of the SO truss, pictured here in the grasp of Canadarm2. The Station arm retrieved it from Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay and attached it to the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory. Credit: NASA
June 11, 2002 - Shuttle Mission STS-111 delivered the Mobile Base System, a platform designed to transport both Canadarm2 and Dextre across the spine of the International Space Station (ISS). In this image, Canadarm2 grapples the Mobile Base as French astronaut Phillippe Perrin completes its installation on the ISS. Credit: NASA
October 10, 2002 - During Shuttle Mission STS-112, Canadarm2 was used to install its primary payload, the Starboard One truss. It also assisted mission spacewalkers with other installation and maintenance tasks, as reflected in this image of NASA astronaut Dave Wolf attached to the end of Canadarm2. In Wolf's hands is a Starboard One external camera that he is in the midst of installing. Credit: NASA
November 28, 2002 - Shuttle Mission STS-113 featured a handover between Canadarm and Canadarm2 as they transferred the Port One truss from Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. Featured in this image is the newly installed truss and Canadarm2. Credit: NASA
August 3, 2005 - Mission STS-114 was known as "The Return to Flight," being the first shuttle launch since the Columbia tragedy. Among its many tasks, Canadarm2 assisted astronauts during their spacewalks. In this image, NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson is held aloft by Canadarm2 during the crew's third spacewalk. Credit: NASA
July 10, 2006 - Shuttle Mission STS-121 continued with general maintenance and upgrades to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Michael E. Fossum is seen here anchored to Canadarm2 as he restores the ISS' Mobile Transporter rail car to full working capacity. Credit: NASA
September 13, 2006 - Assembly of the International Space Station continued after a four-year hiatus, and Canadarm2 played a significant role. During Shuttle Mission STS-115 it performed a handover with Canadarm of the P3/P4 integrated truss. Later, it assisted spacewalking astronauts - among them Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean - with installation of the truss on the Station. In this photo, Canadarm2, Steve MacLean and NASA astronaut Daniel Burbank are visible on a Station truss. Credit: NASA
December 18, 2006 - STS-116 proved to be another important assembly mission, and Canadarm2 was in great demand. It grappled the P5 truss and brought it to the end of the P3/P4 truss, extending the backbone of the Station by over three metres. Canadarm2 also assisted on four spacewalks and provided crucial support during operations on a solar array that required troubleshooting. In this photo, NASA astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr. is attached to Canadarm2 as he works on retracting the P6 solar array. Credit: NASA
June 15, 2007 - Shuttle Mission STS-117 continued assembly operations that featured more work on the Station's solar arrays. In this image, NASA astronaut Jim Reilly, attached to Canadarm2, and NASA colleague John "Danny" Olivas, are folding up an older solar panel so that it can be stowed and moved to another location on a future shuttle mission. Credit: NASA
August 13, 2007 - During Shuttle Mission STS-118, Canada took its place in the spotlight as CSA Astronaut Dave Williams performed three spacewalks - the most by any one Canadian. Canadarm2, aside from grappling the S5 truss and other important payloads, assisted Dave during his spacewalks. In this scene, Williams is in the midst of removing a faulty control moment gyroscope and installing a new one. Credit: NASA
November 3, 2007 - During Shuttle Mission STS-120 there were several assembly and maintenance tasks that Canadarm2 performed. Most notably, it had its reach extended by the Orbiter Boom Sensor System. This extension permitted the crew to get into an area on the Station that had a torn solar array. In this photo, NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski analyses the solar panel while anchored to the boom. Credit: NASA
February 12, 2008 - Shuttle Mission STS-122 featured the installation of the European Space Agency's Columbus module, which Canadarm2 flawlessly grappled and attached to the Station. Credit: NASA
March 13/14, 2008 - During Shuttle Mission STS-123 Canadarm2 was joined by the Canadian-built Dextre, which Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered to the International Space Station (ISS). Canadarm2 removed the robotic handyman from the shuttle's payload bay and transferred it to the ISS. The Station arm also assisted with a spacewalk that gave Dextre a new set of hands called Orbital Replacement Unit/Tool Changeout Mechanisms. In this image, NASA astronaut Rick Linnehan, while anchored to Canadarm2, mimics the gangly Dextre. Credit: NASA
June 03, 2008 - Shuttle Mission STS-124 might be best known for bringing hope to the International Space Station, and Canadarm2 was there to hold it aloft. In this case, "hope" is a translation of "Kibo," the name given to Japan's pressurized module. In this photo, Canadarm2 grapples the newly acquired Kibo, the module that expanded the scientific capacity of the Station. Credit: NASA
November 18, 2008 - During Shuttle Mission STS-126 Canadarm2 extracted the Leonardo module from Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay and attached it to the Space Station. There were many instruments and equipment that needed to be installed both inside and outside the Station, and Canadarm2 assisted in these external ops as well. Here NASA astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper is attached to the foot restraint of the Station arm. Credit: NASA
March 18, 2009 - Shuttle Mission STS-119 added the final segment of the Station's backbone and the last of the solar arrays, doubling the electrical generating capacity of the ISS. In this image, Canadarm2 performs a handover with the Shuttle arm to temporarily relocate the S6 truss segment. It would then perform another handover with the Shuttle arm to attach the truss to the Station's backbone. Credit: NASA
July 21, 2009 - Shuttle Mission STS-127 was a whirlwind of Canadian activity. CSA Astronaut Julie Payette joined CSA Astronaut Bob Thirsk on board the Station—the first time that two Canadians had been in orbit together. Payette also operated Canadarm and Canadarm2. In this photo, Canadarm2 receives the Japanese Logistics Module from the Shuttle arm. Credit: NASA
September 7, 2009 - STS-128 was primarily a mission of outfitting and updating the Station with new equipment and supplies. To accomplish this, Shuttle Discovery brought with it the Leonardo cargo module. Canadarm2 dutifully unloaded it from the Shuttle's payload bay, installed it on the Station, and returned it to Discovery after mission operations were concluded. In this image, Canadarm2 is in the midst of returning the Leonardo module to the cargo bay. Credit: NASA
September 17, 2009 - During Expedition 20/21, Canadarm2 performed its first-ever capture of a free-flying object. NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott successfully grappled the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) with the assistance of CSA Astronaut Bob Thirsk and European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne. Canadarm2 would be used to unload and install external payloads from the HTV and upon completion it released the Japanese cargo ship from the Space Station. Credit: NASA
November 19, 2009 - Shuttle Mission STS-129 featured an over thirteen-and-a-half thousand kilogram payload of spare parts stored in the two Express Logistics Carriers stowed in the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Canadarm2 grappled both carriers to the Space Station and assisted space walking astronauts as they carried out their work. In this image, NASA astronaut Robert Satcher has a look at the end effector of the robotic arm. Credit: NASA
February 17, 2010 - During Mission STS-130, Space Shuttle Endeavour brought a new view to the Space Station, arriving with the much-anticipated, seven-window Cupola as its main payload. Canadarm2 grappled and attached it to the ISS, and also assisted space walking astronauts with the final stages of its installation. Credit: NASA
April 13, 2010 - Shuttle Mission STS-131 featured three spacewalks and the delivery of supplies and equipment to the Space Station. These included an ammonia tank, additional crew sleeping quarters, a gyroscope and experiments. In this image, Canadarm2 assists NASA astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson with the transport of equipment from Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay. Credit: NASA
May 18, 2010 - A new dawn debuted during Mission STS-132 as Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered the Russian module Rassvet ("dawn") to the International Space Station. Canadarm2 grappled and attached the research and science module to Zarya, assisted with three space walks and transported the cargo carrier to the Station's Mobile Transporter. Credit: NASA
March 2, 2011 - Mission STS-133 represented Space Shuttle Discovery's final flight and it proved to be an overall success. The Express Logistics Carrier, which had been packed with spare parts for the Station, was loaded on to the backbone of the Station by Canadarm2, and later, the Station arm grappled the Permanent Multipurpose Module to the Unity node. Canadarm2 also assisted spacewalkers during their maintenance and repair duties. In this image, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen is framed between two generations of Canadian robotic technologies: Canadarm and Canadarm2. Credit: NASA
March 28, 2011 - The Japanese cargo ship Kounotori2, "white stork" in Japanese, was the second free-flying object that Canadarm2 captured. In this photo, Canadarm2 releases the Kounotori2 from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA
