The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System is the payload handling system of the Space Shuttle Orbiter and will be used to deploy and retrieve satellites on-orbit.
This paper gives an overview of future on-orbit manipulator tasks and discusses potential second generation RMS schemes.
The paper concludes by identifying areas of research and development that will be required to ensure the appropriate level of technology development.
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