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Ottawa plaque marks Canadarm’s 1981 deployment as a national historic event
Published by BriefDash · · Toronto
A plaque unveiled November 4 at Ottawa’s Canada Aviation and Space Museum commemorates Canadarm’s first deployment in space in 1981 as a national historic event. Parks Canada says the Canadian robotic arm first flew aboard Columbia and went on to serve in 90 shuttle missions through 2011. The ceremony forms part of Canada’s program of national historical commemoration.
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The recognition adds Canadian engineering history to the national commemoration program.
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