March 26, 1982 (vol. 92, iss. 138) • Page Image 7
…The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 26,1982-Page 7. N " . .. :_ iNWz~ Shuttle's robot arm experiment sueeessful CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton nudged ,the shuttle closer to its future as a space freighter yesterday, waving Colum- bia's robot arm and demonstrating it has the muscle to lift a payload and eventually place it in an orbit of its own. "If tfere were any surprises, they 'were all pleasant," the pilot said. "...…