In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless made history by floating 100 meters away from the space shuttle, completely untethered. Can you imagine that? Just him, the endless void of space, and a jetpack keeping him alive. He was testing the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), a sort of space-age jetpack that let him drift freely in zero gravity without a safety line. The sight of him alone in the vast blackness was both awe-inspiring and nerve-wracking—like the ultimate trust fall with technology. It’s one of those moments that perfectly captures the daring spirit of space exploration! Credit: STS-116 spacewalk 1: By STS-116 Shuttle Crew, NASA – https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061225.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1465324 Bruce McCandless II: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48209 Bruce McCandless on mid-deck: By NASA – Great Images, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6481158 Astronaut James D. van Hoften: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14638908 Astronaut Robert L. Stewart: By National Archives and Records Administration, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96884823 Crew of STS-107: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=780785 STS-107 crew: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=261717 Bumper8 launch: By NASA/U.S. Army, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2892820 Ham the chimp: By NASA – https://images.nasa.gov/details/S63-20801, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37223396 Historic Misson Control: By NASA, https://images.nasa.gov/details-jsc2019m000564_HistoricMissionControl_FB_MP4.html Gene Cernan Apollo 10: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47347505 ISS-19 Crew members: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9007073 Karen Nyberg: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66358332 Bill McArthur: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9013806 Bjarni V. Tryggvason: By NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99279573 Astronaut Wilcutt: By NASA, National Archives, Still Pictures, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97063348 Chris Cassidy: By NASA – https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-astronaut-chris-cassidy-gets-a-workout, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91450628 WMAP 2012: By NASA / WMAP Science Team, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23285693 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0: Gene Cernan: By Kevin M. Gill – https://flic.kr/p/2dv9KUC, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146928352 Space Toilet: By Don DeBold – https://flic.kr/p/eeDyw4, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80488043 Russian Space Toilet: By Keith Errington, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119965531 Animation is created by Bright Side. Thumbnail. Attribution: Preview photo credit: EVAtion: By NASA – Great Images, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6449695 Animation is created by Bright Side. Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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