On November 14th, 1984, astronaut Dale Gardner used a Manned Maneuvering Unit to travel, untethered, from the Space Shuttle to the Westar 6 satellite. And caught it. And serviced it. And came home, safe and sound.
Astronaut Dale Gardner using MMU to travel to Westar VI satellite
(via Fogonazos)
Previously:
- Hello space, my old friend – Boing Boing
- Boomerangs in space – Boing Boing
- Tracking orbital trash – Boing Boing
- Yuri's Night: spacemen branded me with Yuri Gagarin's head …
- Astronaut-guided video tour of the International Space Station …
- Hi-rez lunar astronaut portrait scans – Boing Boing
- Astronaut describes what space smells like – Boing Boing
- Boing Boing: Astronaut's tools
- Fake astronaut scams all of India – Boing Boing