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Bruce Aikenhead: A Canadian Space Pioneer

 
The HARP Highwater Test Range
55 of 123 		An abandoned HARP gun, present-day
56 of 123 		Aikenhead descibes his work on the High Altitude Research Project (HARP)
57 of 123 		The ISIS-2 Spacecraft
58 of 123 		Aikenhead describes working on the ISIS-2 satellite
59 of 123 		The Test Team with ISIS-2 at the Goddard Space Flight Center (Aikenhead second to left of satellite)
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Hermes satellite being tested at the David Florida Laboratory High Bay
61 of 123 		The Communication Technology Satellite a.k.a. Hermes
62 of 123 		Aikenhead recalling his time working on the Communications Technology Satellite (Hermes)
63 of 123 		Aikenhead was awarded certification as a professional engineer in 1975
64 of 123 		Aikenhead recalls his career working on the Canadarm
65 of 123 		The wrist joint of the Canadarm during thermal vacuum testing
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The first installation of a Canadarm on the Space Shuttle (Aikenhead in background)
67 of 123 		The first installation of a Canadarm on the Space Shuttle (Aikenhead third from right)
68 of 123 		The Canadarm forming an inverted V displaying the Canada wordmark after deployment in 1981
69 of 123 		The Remote Manipulator System - a.k.a. Canadarm
70 of 123 		Aikenhead points out the iconic symbol of the Canada wordmark on the Canadarm
71 of 123 		Aikenhead describes how the Canadarm got its famous symbol
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