Un astronaute de l'ESA travaille sous l’eau pour les essais du bras robotisé européen   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.   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. Du pain sur la planche     European Robotic Arm Perfection     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. Release date: 7 décembre 2004