Education Payload Operations–Robotics (EPO-Robo)
Research Area: Educational Demonstrations
Expedition(s): 23/24
Principal Investigator(s): ● Matthew Keil, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston,
Texas
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Education Payload Operations - Robotics (EPO-Robo) creates an in-orbit video demonstration
explaining robotic arm operations on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station
(ISS).
EARTH BENEFITS
EPO-Robo is part of NASA's continuing effort to use space as a unique educational tool for K-12
students. Everyday items are given a new twist by combining them with the allure of spaceflight
and the unusual weightless environment to produce educational materials that inspire interest
in science and technology and encourage curiosity and creativity.
SPACE BENEFITS
EPO-Robo introduces the next generation
of explorers to the environment of space.RESULTS
EPO-Robo allowed students to have a
once in a lifetime opportunity to learn
about the robotic arm operations
associated with the ISS.This investigation is complete and all
results are published.
ISS011E11520 - SSA line of thunderstorms form the backdrop
for this view of the extended Space Shuttle Discovery’s remote
manipulator system robotic arm while docked to the
International Space Station during the STS-114 mission.