Robot Moved to Perch Outside NASA Lab

March 18, 2008 By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer Moving Day for Space Station Robot (AP)

In this image from NASA TV mission specialist Robert Behnken, left, and Rick Linnehan are seen during a space walk on the International Space Station Monday evening, March 17, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

(AP) -- Dextre the robot got a prime parking spot at the international space station and should be able to keep it for at least a few months.

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