Archive for July 24th, 2008

Floating on thin air

July 24, 2008

How good is this photo:

It is a picture of astronaut Bruce McCandless in a free-flying spacewalk in 1984. He was able to navigate independently using the Manned Manuevering Unit, a nitrogen-powered rocket backpack. McCandless flew to 100 meters away from Challenger — further from the space ship than any human has ever been.

To see more cool NASA photos go here.


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