re: CEV needs a robotic arm, and a simple docking fixture

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re: CEV needs a robotic arm, and a simple docking fixture

Success_Machine — 2/18/2004 2:08:55 PM (archived)

A lightweight CEV would have trouble manipulating other spacecraft unless it were solidly attached. Then a robotic arm would have leverage to do it's work. But what would a robotic arm look like on a capsule-type spacecraft?

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Robots versus Humans - David F Mayer - 2/17/2004 5:38:41 PM
- Moore's Law vs Rocket Science - dtb - 2/18/2004 12:55:13 AM
  - re: Moore's Law vs Rocket Science - nick Hoffman - 2/18/2004 9:39:23 AM
    - re: CEV needs a robotic arm, and a simple docking fixture - Success_Machine - 2/18/2004 2:08:55 PM
      - re: re:The arm is more for a station or a base than for a spacecraft (n/t) - Raoul - 2/18/2004 6:31:09 PM
        
        re: The CEV will be able to take astronauts to any altitude - Success_Machine - 2/18/2004 10:27:56 PM
  - re: Moore's Law vs Rocket Science - Gary - 2/18/2004 6:48:40 AM
    - robots and science, people and civilization - McFly - 2/18/2004 8:10:11 PM
      - It's Not Just About Humans, It's About Life - Mark Eby - 2/23/2004 12:02:45 AM
      - re: The innocent explorer - Raoul - 2/18/2004 8:42:44 PM
      - ps. previous post not aimed at anyone in particular--just a semi-literate rant (n/t) - McFly - 2/18/2004 8:19:25 PM
    - re: Moore's Law vs Rocket Science - dtb - 2/18/2004 8:03:26 AM
      - A silver lining in this cloud - Gary - 2/18/2004 5:02:17 PM
        
        Venus interesting, agreed - dtb - 2/18/2004 8:37:11 PM
        
        mining Venus - JMS - 2/19/2004 2:36:01 AM
        
        Venusian atmosphere is supercritical at lower altitudes - Gary - 2/19/2004 5:46:11 AM
        
        Strange indeed - JMS - 2/19/2004 6:43:24 AM
        
        re: Venusian atmosphere is supercritical at lower altitudes - dtb - 2/19/2004 6:35:55 AM
- re: Humans... By The Millions - Success_Machine - 2/17/2004 10:26:23 PM
- re: Robots versus Humans - Raoul - 2/17/2004 9:27:30 PM
- Robots for knowledge, science, humans for ego, excitement. - Bowser - 2/17/2004 6:28:59 PM
  - Robots - half the science for 1% of the cost - pwokenyaw - 2/17/2004 10:43:38 PM
    - re: Robots - half the science for 1% of the cost??? - Chris Vancil - 2/17/2004 11:35:52 PM
      - re: Robots - half the science for 1% of the cost??? - pwokenyaw - 2/19/2004 6:14:50 AM
        
        re: Robots - half the science for 1% of the cost??? - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 12:19:29 PM
      - "They" say 47.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/18/2004 2:18:44 AM
        
        re: "They" say lots of stuff. Mine came from numbers that exist...whether they are "true" I don't know... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/18/2004 7:56:04 AM
        
        Sorry. Intended to just be humorous, absolutely not personal. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/18/2004 2:05:54 PM
        
        re: Nor was it my intention to sound angry either to you or pwokenyaw. It's just my numbers are superior...8-) (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 2/19/2004 11:38:42 AM
- re: Both - DavidV - 2/17/2004 5:52:41 PM
  - How many geologists went to the moon? - JMS - 2/19/2004 2:25:50 AM

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