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The large robotic arm on the International Space Station has stopped working

Teams are probing whether a data, software or hardware fault disabled the 58-foot arm and its transporter.

Summary by Ars Technica
NASA isn't saying much. The problem may be temporary.

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NASA reported that Canadarm2 operates as planned while investigating communication errors in components of the transporter that displaces it through the structure of the ERA. The agency and SpaceX also review whether the position of the system could interfere with the reception of GPS during the Dragon coupling, although they have not confirmed interference.

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Ars Technica broke the news in Cambridge, United States on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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