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Thomas Pesquet Alpha mission training:
European Robotic Arm training for Thomas Pesquet
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- Title Thomas Pesquet Alpha mission training - European Robotic Arm training for Thomas Pesquet
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In preparation for his second mission to the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is training to be ready for launch. His second six-month mission is called Alpha and will see Thomas launch as part Crew-2 on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Megan Behnken and Shane Kimbrough and Japanese astronaut Aki Hoshide.
This video shows scenes from Thomas Pesquet training at Star City in Russia on the European Robotic Arm. A Russian laboratory module called Nauka is set to arrive in the Summer of 2021 with a European robotic arm that will offer more ways of maintaining the International Space Station and support spacewalkers as they work outside. Thomas will help in setting up the arm and preparing it for use during the Alpha mission.
The European Robotic Arm (ERA) will work with the new Russian airlock, to transfer small payloads directly from inside to outside the International Space Station. This will reduce the set-up time for astronauts on a spacewalk and allow ERA to work alongside astronauts.
Another task for ERA is to transport astronauts like a cherry-picker crane to a position where they can work on the exterior of the Space Station, or from one external location to another. This again saves time and effort during spacewalks.
ERA will use infrared cameras to inspect exterior surfaces of the Space Station.
Once ERA reaches the International Space Station, the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module will be the home base from which it operates.
The arm consists of two end-effectors, two wrists, two limbs and one elbow joint together with electronics and cameras. Both ends act as either a 'hand' for the robot, or the base from which it can operate.
Latest updates on the Alpha mission can be found via @esaspaceflight on Twitter, with more details on ESA’s exploration blog via thomaspesquet.esa.int.
Background information on the Alpha mission is available at www.esa.int/MissionAlpha with a brochure at www.esa.int/AlphaBrochure.