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Astronauta ESA va sott'acqua per testare il braccio robotico europeo
 
3 Dicembre 2004

WET testing ERA
In an underwater exercise lead by Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers, the European Robotic Arm (ERA) Weightless Environmental Test (WET) model was dismantled and then reassembled. Together with Russian Dmitry Verba, Kuipers also checked the manual controls, which serve as a backup to the automated system.

Credits: ESA
 
 
Kuipers wore an Orlan spacesuit
In an underwater exercise lead by Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers, the European Robotic Arm (ERA) Weightless Environmental Test (WET) model was dismantled and then reassembled. Together with Russian Dmitry Verba, Kuipers also checked the manual controls, which serve as a backup to the automated system.

Credits: ESA
 
  Un duro lavoro
 
European Robotic Arm
European Robotic Arm
 
  La perfezione
 
WET testing ERA
In an underwater exercise lead by Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers, the European Robotic Arm (ERA) Weightless Environmental Test (WET) model was dismantled and then reassembled. Together with Russian Dmitry Verba, Kuipers also checked the manual controls, which serve as a backup to the automated system.

Credits: ESA
 
 
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