manned extravehicular activity
1Manned Maneuvering Unit — U.S. astronaut Bruce McCandless uses a manned maneuvering unit The Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is an astronaut propulsion unit which was used by NASA on three space shuttle missions in 1984. The MMU allowed the astronauts to perform untethered… …
2Extravehicular Mobility Unit — The Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) is an independent anthropomorphic system that provides environmental protection, mobility, life support, and communications for a Shuttle or ISS crew member to… …
3Manned Maneuvering Unit — Astronaut Bruce McCandless mit einer MMU Die Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) war ein Düsenrucksack, der in den 1970er Jahren entwickelt und nur bei drei Space Shuttle Missionen von Astronauten bei Außenbordeinsätzen (EVAs) genutzt wurde. Die MMU… …
4Extra-vehicular activity — (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of a spacecraft. The term most commonly applies to an EVA made outside a craft orbiting Earth (a spacewalk) but also applies to an EVA made on the surface of the Moon (a moonwalk) …
5Space suit — A space suit is a complex system of garments, equipment and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space. This applies to extra vehicular activity (EVA) outside spacecraft orbiting… …
6Apollo/Skylab A7L — Apollo 11 A7L space suit worn by Buzz Aldrin, and another worn by photographer Neil Armstrong in the visor reflection. The A7L Apollo Skylab spacesuit is the primary pressure suit worn by NASA astronauts for Project Apollo, the three manned… …
7Project Gemini — This article is about the NASA program. For other uses, see Gemini (disambiguation). Project Gemini Duration 1962 1966 Goals Long duration spaceflight; rendezvous and docking; extra vehicular activity; targeted re entry and Earth landing …
8List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents — Death in space redirects here. For death in specifically outer space conditions, see Space exposure. Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, due to hot gases escaping the SRBs leading to structural failure of the external… …
9Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center — Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center …
10space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
