HOUSTON — The space shuttle Discovery and the international space station flexed their robotic arms repeatedly Friday, racking up a record for robotics in space and taking yet one more look for damage ...
CNN — Two Russian cosmonauts gave the International Space Station's new robotic arm a bit of a workout on Thursday. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev exited the space station at 10:58 ...
In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II became the first person to fly freely and untethered in space using NASA’s Manned Maneuvering Unit. The nitrogen-powered backpack allowed astronauts to move ...