Strela (crane)
Strela (Russian: Стрела, lit. 'crane arm') is a class of four Russian-built cargo cranes used during EVAs to move cosmonauts and components around the exterior of the Soviet/Russian space station Mir and the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station.
Overview
Mir featured two cranes mounted to its core module (delivered by Progress spacecraft),[1] and the ISS also possesses two cranes, mounted to Poisk and Zarya. The cranes are unpowered telescopic poles assembled in sections, which measure around 6 feet (182 cm) when collapsed but, when extended using a hand crank, measure 46 feet (14 m) long.[2][3] This means that the cranes on Mir could easily reach all of the main modules of the complex, and those attached to the ISS can be used to transfer objects the full length of the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS), from Zvezda to Zarya.
The largest robotic arm on the ISS,
Two Strela cranes were originally carried to the ISS on
See also
- Canadarm, which was used on the Space Shuttle
- Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM)
- European Robotic Arm, a robotic arm installed on the ISS Russian Orbital Segment in 2021
- Kibo (ISS module) § Remote manipulator system
- Mobile Servicing System (MSS), also known by its primary component the Canadarm2
References
- ISBN 978-0-387-23011-5.
- ^ "2 Russian Cosmonauts Move Space Station Crane in 6-Hour Spacewalk". Space.com. 16 February 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-309-08548-9.
- ^ Tariq Malik (February 16, 2012). "2 Russian Cosmonauts Move Space Station Crane in 6-Hour Spacewalk". Space.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ William Harwood (August 20, 2012). "Cosmonauts walk in space to move crane, deploy satellite (UPDATED)". CBS. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "ISS managers working to realign busy launch manifest following ongoing delays". NASA Spaceflight. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.