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Artists rendering of the new Inspection Boom attached to the end of Canadarm extending its reach to inspect the Shuttle's thermal protection system.

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Inspection Boom Components

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Computer-generated views of OBSScoverage of the Shuttle's leading edges and nose cone

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Space station arm unberthing Inspection Boom

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A computer-generated view shows the bottom of the Space Shuttle Discovery in flight with the new Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) deployed to survey the wing leading edge for damage.

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A computer-generated profile view of Space Shuttle Discovery in Earth orbit with the Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) doing its survey work on the leading edge of the wing.

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A training version of the Canada Arm and members of the media are visible in this wide shot taken in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility near Johnson Space Center (JSC), which occurred during STS-114 Media Day.

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members get a close look at the newly installed Orbiter Boom Sensor System in Discovery's payload bay. At left is Commander Eileen Collins; at right is Pilot James Kelly.

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Inside the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the orbiter Discovery's payload bay doors are ready to be closed.

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Inside the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, one of the orbiter Discovery's payload bay doors begins closing. Seen in the center and at left (starboard side) are the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS).

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OBSS is undergoing final checkout and testing in the lab prior to installation on Space Shuttle Discovery. The 50-foot-long OBSS will be attached to the Remote Manipulator System, or Shuttle arm, and is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the orbiter with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle's Thermal Protection System while in space.

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NASA Post landing press conference
Bill Readdy, Associate Administrator, Space Operations, NASA, "....this mission would not have been possible without the work of MDR, MacDonald Dettwiler Robotics. The work that was done on the shuttle arm, the work that was done on the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, work that was done on the station arm made it possible for us to complete this mission...."
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Canadarm2 takes the boom segment from the Shuttle's robotic arm and places it in Discovery's cargo bay.
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STS-114 Astronaut Steve Robinson ensures a safe re-entry by removing "gap fillers" protruding from Discovery's tiles.

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Mission specialist Soichi Noguchi working on the International Space Station from the end of Canadarm2. (Photo/Video: NASA TV)
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Canadarm and the Canadian-built Orbiter Boom on Discovery

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Canadarm and Canadarm2 - Together Again!

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First Spacewalk Highlights (Streaming)

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Animation of the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System grappling the OBSS and performing survey of the Shuttle's thermal protection system.

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