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Canadarm
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<p>Canadarm or Canadarm1 (officially Shuttle Remote Manipulator System or SRMS, also SSRMS) is a series of <a href="/facts/Robotic_arm/hGezrM9c">robotic arms</a> that were used on the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle/7BoyetEv">Space Shuttle</a> orbiters to deploy, manoeuvre, and capture <a href="/facts/Payload/wb7m7LLV">payloads</a>. After the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster/gsTyKuLM">Space Shuttle <i>Columbia</i> disaster</a>, the Canadarm was always paired with the <a href="/facts/Orbiter_Boom_Sensor_System/7lXpVlLK">Orbiter Boom Sensor System</a> (OBSS), which was used to inspect the exterior of the shuttle for damage to the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle_thermal_protection_system/1rHI1w6q">thermal protection system</a>. </p>