Showing posts with label Spacewalk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spacewalk. Show all posts

Friday, November 6, 2015

Astronaut Spacewalk in 3D

Spacewalk
Data source: NASA

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Dale Gardner, Joseph Allen, Satellite For Sale

Dale Gardner, Joseph Allen show sign above item for sale; A slightly used satellite.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Color Photo by NASA

This postcard is of Mission STS-51-A.

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STS-51-A launched on November 8, 1984 and marked the first time a shuttle deployed two communications satellites, and retrieved from orbit two other communications satellites. The Canadian Anik D2 and Syncom IV-1 satellites were both successfully deployed by the crew of Discovery. Palapa B2 and Westar 6, meanwhile, had been deployed during the STS-41-B mission earlier in the year, but had been placed into improper orbits due to the malfunctioning of their kick motors (hence, the for sale signs); they were both safely recovered and returned to Earth during STS-51-A.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Alexey Leonov and Voskhod 2

ВО ИМЯ МИРА И ПРоГРЕССА!
(Peace and Progress!)

The back is written in Russian and in English.  The English words are:

In the Name of Peace and Progress!
1965

The sender writes that Voskhod 2 was a Soviet manned space mission March (18th-19th) 1965.  It established another milestone in space exploration when Alexey Leonov became the first person to leave the spacecraft in a specialized spacesuit to conduct a 12 minute 'Spacewalk'.

This is a reproduction postcard that is postmarked in 2015. 

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Astronaut E. H. White II, The First Space Walk

America's - First man to walk in space. Col. E. H. White II, made this historic journey on June 3rd, 1965.  This famous picture taken by Col. J. A. McDivitt during space flight of Gemini, Titan 4.

Proceeds - Astronauts Scholarship Fund

Astronaut Space Suite, Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit

Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit - EMU

Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment
Hard Upper Torso
Arm Assembly
Helmet / Extravehicular Visor Assembly
Communications Carrier Assembly
Display and Control Module
Airlock Adapter Plate
Primary Life Support Subsystem
Gloves
Secondary Oxygen Pack
Contaminant Control Cartridge
Battery
Service and Cooling Umbilical
Insuit Drink Bag
Urine Collection Device
Lower Torso Assembly
EMU Electrical Harness

Photo by NASA

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The Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) is an independent  spacesuit that provides environmental protection, mobility, life support, and communications for astronauts performing extra-vehicular activity (EVA) in Earth's orbit. 

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Friday, February 6, 2015

Edward White II Spacewalk, Gemini 4

A Walk In Space:
History was made on June 3, 1965, as Gemini 4 Astronaut Edward H. White II became the first American to exit from an orbiting spacecraft and engage in extravehicular activity high above the surface of the earth.  In this dramatic view, Astronaut White is shown floating weightless in space, attached to the Gemini Spacecraft only by a 25-foot umbilical line.  The Winter Park Telephone Company is pleased to feature the aerospace industry on the cover of our Telephone Directory for 1965-1966.

The Winter Park Telephone Company

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Astronaut Bruce McCandless in Outer Space

Astronaut Bruce McCandleuss flying free in Outer Space.

Official NASA Photograph

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Bruce McCandless II (born June 8, 1937) is a former naval aviator with the United States Navy and NASA astronaut.

STS-41-B
This famous image shows McCandless using the MMU (Manned Maneuvering Unit) during STS-41-B in 1984.
Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 3, 1984. 

Hubble Telescope Space Walk

Astronauts install a Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) into a protective enclosure in the Shuttle's payload bay.  These two astronauts performed the second of three space walks to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on the STS-103 mission.

Photo courtesy: NASA