KS-Arm2 robotic arm latches onto KSS

Year 16, Day 82

The latest and, unfortunately, likely last update has been added to the Kerbal Space Station. A robotic arm!

It was sent to the station because the KSA needed a way to move supplies around in space without needing a bunch of Kerbonauts out on spacewalk at the same time just so they can move 100 pounds of Kerbonaut... waste, if you know what I mean. Or other supplies too.

The KS-Arm2 has proven itself surprisingly useful already. It's basically a long, mechanical arm with a claw on the end, but somehow it can grab anything from storage containers to entire modules and swing them around like a toddler with a new toy.

During its first test, it successfully moved a fuel tank from one docking port to another without anyone floating off into the void, which is already a victory in the KSA’s book. It’s slow, a little jerky, and occasionally likes to spin things the wrong way, but honestly... that’s half the fun.

Technically, the arm had to be put together in two separate shuttle launches, missions KS-11 and KS-12. KS-11 was just to attach a port for the arm to latch onto the station onto the main truss piece, and KS-12 was the actual arm itself. It was manuevered over to the docking port on the truss, attached, and now sits on the truss of the KSS.

The arm will continue to function on the station for as long as the KSS itself stays alive... hopefully.

Official KSA Article

P.S. This is the last blog post that will have this sort of style. I just want the posts to have a little more visual oomph to them instead of just a block of text. So, from here on out, posts will have more:

• Bullet lists, probably
• Bolded and italicized text
• Divided sections
• Subheaders

Now, I know you want to see images from this mission, so here they are below.