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Canadarm first flew in space in November 1981

The Canadarm in Columbia’s payload bay during its first flight, mission STS-2, in November 1981 (NASA photograph).
The Canadarm in Columbia’s payload bay during its first flight, mission STS-2, in November 1981 (NASA photograph). STS-2 Canadarm debut · NASA · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Canadarm, a Canadian-built robotic arm for NASA’s Space Shuttle, was launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 on 12 November 1981.

Scope & context

Canadarm’s first launch, not its later missions or its successors on the International Space Station.

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Canadian space milestones ↗

Canadian Space Agency

1962; 1981; 1984