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Reaching for the stars485 viewsOr grasping at straws - anything to get me offa this infernal contraption!
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Chuck Mattox on the MMU491 viewsThe Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is another contraption the purpose of which I'm totally ignorant, and Chuck looks a bit bemused by it too.
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Strapping into the MMU480 viewsA somewhat apprehensive JLF is starting to wonder if this is really a good idea.
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Eek!459 viewsNow he knows it wasn't a good idea.
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Argh! Help!547 viewsGet me outta here now!!!
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Pat Bush on the Multi-Axis Trainer527 viewsI didn't dare to try this one myself.
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Getting ready for a moonwalk446 viewsChuck Mattox getting strapped into the 1/6 gravity simulator chair.
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The Space Station Mobility Trainer481 viewsThe SSMT, here being enjoyed by Pam Bloxham, simulated how astronauts aboard the space station Skylab exercised, i.e. by running around the inside walls like hamsters on a treadmill. (See "2001: A Space Odyssey" for a similar scenario.)
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Making like a hamster553 viewsYours truly upside down in the SSMT.
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Chuck Moonwalker514 viewsThe unbearable lightness of being on the Moon, pace Milos Kundera.
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I give up544 viewsThe Space Camp instructor finally gives up in disgust after vainly trying to get Chuck to observe speed limits and safety rules. Chuck savors his hard-won freedom gleefully.
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Sandie on the Moon543 viewsSandie getting ready for a moonwalk.
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