NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Robot Operators Refine Robotic Refueling Mission Procedures
On September 21, 2011, the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center hosted the team of robot operators from the Johnson Space Center (JSC)—a mix of robotic experts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) who are certified to staff the "ROBO" (NASA Mission Control speak for robotics) console positions at NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston, TX. From there, they operate the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator robot, known as "Dextre," on board the International Space Station to perform a wide range of on-orbit robotic tasks and activities. While at Goddard, the ROBO team fine-tuned the Robotic Refueling Mission Gas Fittings Removal task procedures that Dextre performed on orbit.
Here, ROBO team members Ian Mills (left) and Atif Qureshi (right) manipulate an Ambient Cap Adapter by hand before the task is performed with the robot.
Image Credit: NASA
Robot Operators Refine Robotic Refueling Mission Procedures
On September 21, 2011, the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center hosted the team of robot operators from the Johnson Space Center (JSC)—a mix of robotic experts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) who are certified to staff the "ROBO" (NASA Mission Control speak for robotics) console positions at NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston, TX. From there, they operate the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator robot, known as "Dextre," on board the International Space Station to perform a wide range of on-orbit robotic tasks and activities. While at Goddard, the ROBO team fine-tuned the Robotic Refueling Mission Gas Fittings Removal task procedures that Dextre performed on orbit.
Here, ROBO team members Ian Mills (left) and Atif Qureshi (right) manipulate an Ambient Cap Adapter by hand before the task is performed with the robot.
Image Credit: NASA