22.07.2015

Soyuz TMY-17M was launched to the International Space Station ISS

On July 22 2015 the Soyuz TMY-17M was launched to the International Space Station ISS together with astronauts Oleg Kononenko, Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui.

Also on board was the force-feedback joystick from the Kontur2 Project that Sensodrive had significantly assisted in developing.
By using this joystick the ISS astronauts are able to control telepresent robots on Earth.

http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/07/20/soyuz-ferry-craft-rides-rails-to-launch-pad/

http://www.tsenki.com/en/broadcast/

http://www.dlr.de/dlr/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-14598/#/gallery/20315

Projekt Kontur2 - Force-Feedback Joystick fliegt zur ISS