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  2. Canadarm - Wikipedia

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    The Canadarm can also retrieve, repair and deploy satellites, provide a mobile extension ladder for extravehicular activity crew members for work stations or foot restraints, and be used as an inspection aid to allow the flight crew members to view the orbiter's or payload's surfaces through a television camera on the Canadarm.

  3. List of Canadian inventions, innovations, and discoveries

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    Canadarm (right) during Space Shuttle mission Bell hydrofoil. Air-conditioned railway coach – invented by Henry Ruttan in 1858 [26] BIXI Montréal – a public bicycle-sharing system launched in Montreal in 2009; Brunton compass – patented by David W. Brunton in 1894; Canadarm – developed by staff of the Spar Aerospace (1981) [54]

  4. Economic history of Canada - Wikipedia

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    When the American economy began to collapse in the late 1920s the close economic links and the central banking system meant that the malaise quickly spread across the border. The world demand fell for wheat, lumber and mining products; prices fell, profits plunged, and unemployment soared.

  5. Spar Aerospace - Wikipedia

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    SPAR Aerospace was a Canadian aerospace company. It produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA's Space Shuttle program, most notably the Canadarm, a remote manipulator system.

  6. Invention in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The arrival of the Europeans provided a new impetus for innovation and invention. The first metal works, Les Forges de St. Maurice, developed metal products for colonial use. Along with the Royal Dockyards of 1666 and 1746 in Quebec City, they constituted the first groups of skilled industrial labourers working in teams to solve the problems related to the construction of complex struc

  7. Trump says we don't need Canadian-built cars. A new report ...

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    At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, President Donald Trump boomed, “Canada has been very tough to deal with over the years. We don't need them to make our cars, and they make a lot ...

  8. Science and technology in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian-built Space Shuttle robotic arm (left), referred to as Canadarm, transferred the P5 truss segment over to the Canadian-built space station robotic arm, referred to as Canadarm2. Science and technology in Canada consists of three distinct but closely related phenomena: the diffusion of technology in Canada; scientific research in Canada

  9. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...