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NASA says space station's robotic arm is stuck for now
Original: NASA, for the time being, is unable to move the space station's large robotic arm https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/
The large robotic arm on the International Space Station has stopped working, and NASA says it cannot move it for the time being. Engineers are working to understand the fault on Canadarm2, which is essential for catching cargo spacecraft, moving astronauts during spacewalks and repositioning modules. The outage raises questions about station operations until the arm is restored.
Why now: A malfunction of a critical piece of ISS hardware affects station operations and is being closely followed in space news.
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- NASA, for the time being, is unable to move the space station's large robotic arm https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/nasa-for-the-time-being-is-unable-to-move-the-space-stations-large-robotic-armthe-large-robotic-arm-on-the-international-space-station-has-stopped-working/ #… · ars_technica@robot.villas · 3
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