Vintage Kodak 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Photo STS - 41 - B MMU Spacewalk (48)
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Vintage Kodak 8x10 NASA Space Shuttle Photo STS-41-B MMU Spacewalk (48)
Original Print of STS-41-B Astronaut Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk, operating the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) for the first time on the Space Shuttle Challenger while orbiting the earth. Photo is of McCandless during the spacewalk venturing out from the orbiter. Photo was printed by Rockwell, Builders of the Space Shuttle by their Photography Department. This is n...ot an Official NASA Print from NASA, but was printed shortly after the mission and is 35+ years old.
The STS-41-B crew included commander Vance D. Brand, making his second Shuttle flight; pilot Robert L. Gibson; and mission specialists Bruce McCandless II, Ronald E. McNair, and Robert L. Stewart.STS-41-B was the tenth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on February 3, 1984, and landed on February 11 after deploying two communications satellites. It was also notable for including the first untethered spacewalk. Astronauts McCandless and Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk, operating the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) for the first time. McCandless ventured out 320 feet (98 m) from the orbiter, while Stewart tested the "work station" foot restraint at the end of the Remote Manipulator System.AGreat Part of American Space Exploration History!Photo was obtained from the estate of a former North AmericanAviation - Rockwell employee who worked in the Photography Department. Printis 8 x 10 on KODAK® PAPER withwatermark on back of paper. Watermark says: THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK.I will combine multiple purchases in one shipment using a USPS Priority MailFlat Rate Envelope (1 to 3 business days) to save on shipping cost. USPSFirst-Class shipping (2 to 3 business days) available upon request. AllInternational Shipments will ship First-Class International rate. Eachshipment of print(s) will be protected against bending or folding, by using astiff cardboard backing inserted in the envelope and prints enclosed in aclear sheet protector. Please view all my auctions as I will list many otherphotographs from this estate.
Original Print of STS-41-B Astronaut Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk, operating the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) for the first time on the Space Shuttle Challenger while orbiting the earth. Photo is of McCandless during the spacewalk venturing out from the orbiter. Photo was printed by Rockwell, Builders of the Space Shuttle by their Photography Department. This is n...ot an Official NASA Print from NASA, but was printed shortly after the mission and is 35+ years old.
The STS-41-B crew included commander Vance D. Brand, making his second Shuttle flight; pilot Robert L. Gibson; and mission specialists Bruce McCandless II, Ronald E. McNair, and Robert L. Stewart.STS-41-B was the tenth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on February 3, 1984, and landed on February 11 after deploying two communications satellites. It was also notable for including the first untethered spacewalk. Astronauts McCandless and Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk, operating the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) for the first time. McCandless ventured out 320 feet (98 m) from the orbiter, while Stewart tested the "work station" foot restraint at the end of the Remote Manipulator System.AGreat Part of American Space Exploration History!Photo was obtained from the estate of a former North AmericanAviation - Rockwell employee who worked in the Photography Department. Printis 8 x 10 on KODAK® PAPER withwatermark on back of paper. Watermark says: THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK.I will combine multiple purchases in one shipment using a USPS Priority MailFlat Rate Envelope (1 to 3 business days) to save on shipping cost. USPSFirst-Class shipping (2 to 3 business days) available upon request. AllInternational Shipments will ship First-Class International rate. Eachshipment of print(s) will be protected against bending or folding, by using astiff cardboard backing inserted in the envelope and prints enclosed in aclear sheet protector. Please view all my auctions as I will list many otherphotographs from this estate.
