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Space station construction trolley hits snag

Published December 1, 2002
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Nov 30: A motorized trolley critical to construction of the International Space Station got its first big test on Saturday, but stalled before it could complete its 17-metre run.

The two-ton trolley runs along a mini-railroad that is part of a lengthy truss segment under construction on the space station. Its primary task is to move the station’s six-story robotic arm from one work site to another.

The 190 million dollars “Mobile Transporter” lost power about 10 minutes into its run.—Reuters

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