COLLECTION NAME:
Spacesuit and Spacewalk History Image Gallery
Record
Title:
Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Creator:
NASA
Subject:
Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Description:
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity a few meters away from the cabin of the shuttle Challenger during the STS-41B mission. He is using a nitrogen-propelled hand-controlled Manned Maneuvering Unit. This was the first time an astronaut performed a spacewalk without being tethered to the shuttle.
Date:
7/18/08
Identifier:
258759main_GPN-2000-0011561
MediaType:
Image
Year:
2008
Who:
Bruce McCandless II
What:
Challenger
What:
STS-41B
What:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
Collection Name:
Spacesuit and Spacewalk History Image Gallery
Space Shuttle -- April 1983
