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Image: STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Retouched)

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Description: Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in a extra-vehicular activity (EVA), a few meters away from the cabin of Space Shuttle Challenger. He is using a nitrogen-propelled hand-controlled Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). He is performing this EVA without being tethered to the shuttle. The picture shows a cloud view of the Earth in the background.
Title: STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Retouched)
Credit: Own work based on: STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Raw scan).tif by NASA
Author: Askeuhd
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