CANADA ARM (& Atlantis too).

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 02/27/2017 at 21:52 • Filed to: None

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My X-type is too a real Jaguar > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/27/2017 at 21:59

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The shuttle is amazing up close

I said hello to discovery last summer.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/27/2017 at 22:02

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My family and I drove up in late December 2015. It was amazing.

TheHondaBro > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/27/2017 at 22:04

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I’ve been there. Go on the shuttle launch experience. It’s awesome.

InFierority Complex > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/27/2017 at 22:24

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Not everything is about you, Canada! Also it’s Canadarm

facw > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 02/27/2017 at 22:41

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They are incredibly impressive.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/27/2017 at 23:33

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Kennedy space center? That’s an awesome exhibit. Taking the fan down there in a few weeks.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/27/2017 at 23:48

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My uncle worked for International Submarine for a while. Although he wasn’t involved with the Canadarm project itself, he was using the tech for other stuff. At one point I remember an automated gas station project, that used the arm to open fuel doors, unscrew gas caps, and fuel a car. It was pretty space-agey stuff for the late 90's. Heck, it’d be pretty space-agey today.

Spoon II > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 02/28/2017 at 01:17

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Looks swanky!

ttyymmnn > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/28/2017 at 09:11

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Fun Canadarm Facts:

The arm has six joints – two in the shoulder, one at the elbow and three in the wrist. It’s hollow – on Earth it wouldn’t be able to support even its own weight. But in space it can lift more than 586,000 pounds. Thanks to some upgrades, the 50-foot-long arm is accurate enough to put a peg in a hole given 60/1000 of an inch in clearance. ( NASA )