In 1984, Bruce McCandless hovered 320 ft away from the Challenger and made it back safely using a nitrogen jetpack called Manned Maneuver Unit.

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DE-ARGA on August 3rd, 2020 at 02:33 UTC »

God I would be terrified in that situation

CptMisery on August 3rd, 2020 at 02:56 UTC »

Did he mean to go that far out or did he just give it too much gas at first?

slingbladde on August 3rd, 2020 at 03:01 UTC »

Wonder what tunes he was listening to on his sony walkman..