> ISS is supposed to get a 
> canadian-built (same as 
> the shuttle) robotic arm with two 'gripping' ends, so it 
> could creep around 
> the ISS like a caterpillar, but I don't think it's ready yet.

Are you sure? IIRC the canadian arm is one side fixed, and already
operational.

The european (ERA) arm I worked on is definitely a crawler, but AFAIK
not launched yet.

Wouter van Ooijen

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