Nasa code S84-27562 Vintage chromogenic print on Kodiak paper 20 x 25 cm Provenance: Italian private collection This mission of the space shuttle Challenger took place on February 3, 1984. Its highlight was the outboard mission, during which the astronauts did not use restrictive tethers. In the photo, astronaut Bruce McCandless is floating freely in space with the help of the 153-kilogram heavy Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), controlling his movements with his hands. Thanks to the nitrogen-propelled MMU, the astronauts were able to move a hundred meters away from the shuttle. Nevertheless, after three NASA missions, the MMUs were no longer used: the controls proved too inaccurate, making their use risky. SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-41-B Nasa-Code S84-27562 Vintage C-Print auf Kodak Papier 20 x 25 cm Diese Mission des Space-Shuttles Challenger erfolgte am 3. Februar 1984. Ihr H?hepunkt war der Aussenbordeinsatz, bei dem die Astronauten keine Sicherungsleine verwendeten. Auf dem Foto ist der Astronaut Bruce McCandless zu sehen, w?hrend er mit Hilfe der 153 Kilo schweren Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) frei im All schwebt und seine Bewegungen mit den H?nden steuert. Dank der mit Stickstoff betriebenen MMU konnten sich die Astronauten hundert Meter vom Shuttle entfernen. Dennoch wurden die MMU nach drei NASA-Missionen nicht mehr verwendet: die Steuerung erwies sich als zu ungenau, was ihren Einsatz riskant machte.notes:*
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