Sculpture Montreal by MagikUnicorn

Photography • Abstract • posted on Sep 17, 2009

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Sculpture represanting the Montreal Amusement Park (La Ronde) SPACE NEWS Today at 3:47 p.m. EDT, the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Canadarm2 successfully captured an unpiloted, free-flying Japanese vehicle —a first Canadian cosmic catch for the robotic arm on the International Space Station (ISS). Following this delicate capturing maneuver, Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk will take over the controls of the arm and dock the carrier onto the ISS to finalize the rendezvous. “The Canadarm2 performs so smoothly and elegantly that this maneuver looks simple to the untrained eye,” said Astronaut Chris Hadfield onsite at the CSA Headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec, speaking of this historic moment. “During my last mission back in 2001, I installed the Canadarm2 onto the ISS. Already, we all had great expectations of what the arm would be able to do. More recently, as I trained with Robert for this mission, I gained a full appreciation of all this arm's capabilities and how critical it is for the continuing support to the ISS. This particular task was not a small one and I congratulate the astronauts and the ground crews which have been working on this operation for months.” Known as HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle), the automated Japanese supply ship launched on its maiden flight to the Space Station on September 10, 2009. It will deliver 6 000 kg of cargo, both pressurized and unpressurized to the ISS. Robert Thirsk will use the Canadarm2 once again on September 23 to extract two science experiments from inside the cargo craft and place them on the Japanese Kibo module’s external platform (installed in July 2009 by astronaut Julie Payette). The HTV will remain docked to the Station until mid-October as astronauts unpack the supplies, provisions and food. For details on the mission, visit the Canadian Space Agency website at Canadian Space Agency or in REPLAY at: N.A.S.A. TV Thanks Magik

Comments (77)

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myquad

3:06PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Great shot, awesome sculpture!

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Star4mation

3:14PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

That's no Stairway to Heaven, Magik! More like a Stairway to Confusion!!! LOL Cool capture :)

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Bossie_Boots

3:21PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Amazing capture superb work hugs lou x

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SIGMAWORLD

3:40PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Excellent sculpture.

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adrie

4:03PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Very cool photoshot Magik, excellent capture.

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flavia49

4:13PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

wonderful capture!!

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MarciaGomes

4:30PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

SENSACIONAL FOTO MEU AMIGO INCRIVEL ESCULTURA,PARECE UM BRINQUEDO DE PARQUE DE DIVERSÃO MONTANHA RUSSA.+++++++++++5

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sandra46

4:49PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

excellent work!

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jocko500

4:50PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

cool shot here

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jeroni

4:52PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Excellent shot

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orig_buggy

6:11PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

wow cool shot!! Wonder if you could walk that hehehe ...

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angelafair

6:16PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Awesome shot...this is very neat!!

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artistheat

6:18PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

I'm glad I don't drink anymore..lol..Great Shot

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bakapo

6:22PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

thanks for the space update. and wheeeee... this is a super fun sculpture!

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anitalee

6:36PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Cool, nice shot

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1358

6:49PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

reminds me of trying to join a union.... you can't become a member of the union,unless you are already a member of the union....

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drifterlee

7:16PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Really cool sculpture!

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mikeerson

7:48PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

ROLLERCOASTER STEPAGE - I'd like to see this on a game show, run through it as fast as you can = lol

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Richardphotos

7:51PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

really a wild structure.must have been a bear to fabricate.

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cole4965

7:56PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

Very cool image!!!

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elfin14doaks

8:11PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

That is really cool looking! Great capture.

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Minda

8:30PM | Thu, 17 September 2009

excellent capture MU!!

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myrrhluz

12:37AM | Fri, 18 September 2009

Very cool capture! I like the bird, though it makes me wonder how hard it is to keep clean. Congrats to the Canadian Space Agency. Well done! I'm always happy to hear of advancements in space.