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  • International Space Station
    International Space Station

    …astronauts brought the Canadian robot, Dextre, which was so sophisticated that it would be able to perform tasks that previously would have required astronauts to make space walks, and the first part of Kibo. In June 2008 the main part of Kibo was installed.

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    …astronauts brought the Canadian robot, Dextre, which was so sophisticated that it would be able to perform tasks that previously would have required astronauts to make space walks, and the first part of Kibo. In June 2008 the main part of Kibo was installed.

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  • Spacelab 1 module in the payload bay of the space shuttle orbiter Columbia on the flight STS-9, which was launched on Nov. 28, 1983.
    Spacelab

    …carried the Canadian robot manipulator Dextre.

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    …carried the Canadian robot manipulator Dextre.

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