Space robot fixes itself, takes selfie as funny livetweet happens on the ground

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 09:31 in Astronomy & Space

In a thrilling demonstration of space robotics, today the Dextre "hand" replaced a malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. And the Canadian Space Agency gleefully tweeted every step of the way, throwing in jokes to describe what was happening above our heads on the International Space Station.

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