Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 08/13/90 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <1990Aug16.041309.17295@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <56012@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <1160@vision.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 90 04:13:09 GMT

In article <1160@vision.UUCP> simon@vision.UUCP (Simon Taylor) writes:
>	I am aware of Pyrotechnic devices being used on other parts of the
>	Shuttle, but what are they used for on the robot arm ?

There is an emergency jettison system for the arm, in the event that it
locks up while in use and can't be stowed properly for reentry.
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