Strela (crane)
Strela () is a class of four Russian built cargo cranes used during EVAs to move cosmonauts and components around the exterior of the Soviet/Russian space station "Mir" and the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station. Overview. "Mir" featured two cranes mounted to its core module (delivered by Progress spacecraft), and the ISS also possesses two cranes, mounted to "Poisk" and Zarya. The cranes are unpowered telescopic poles assembled in sections, which measure around 6 feet (182 cm) when collapsed but, when extended using a hand crank, measure 46 feet (14 m) long. This means that  the cranes on "Mir" could easily reach all of the main modules of the complex, and those attached to the ISS can be used to transfer objects the full length of the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS), from Zvezda to Zarya. The largest robotic arm on the ISS, Canadarm2 weighs 1,800 kilograms and is used to hold crew members during EVA's, move station modules, spacecraft, orbital replacement units and Dextre on the US Orbital Segment. The ROS does not require spacecraft or modules to be manipulated, as all spacecraft and modules dock automatically, and may be repositioned or discarded the  same way. Each strela crane weighs 45 kg and can perform all necessary tasks, with substantial weight savings, less complexity and less maintenance than the Canadarm2 and the European Robotic Arm. Two Strela cranes were originally carried to the ISS on Integrated Cargo Carriers, the first on STS-96, the second on STS-101, and one was subsequently transferred from "Pirs" by Expedition 65 before "Pirs" was decommissioned. An EVA in February, 2012 relocated one Strela crane to the docking compartment Poisk. A second EVA, performed in August, moved the second Strela to Zarya. These moves were required because Pirs was detached  and deorbited to allow the MLM Nauka to dock to the location occupied by "Pirs".