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NASA Photo ID: S84-27017
Program: Shuttle
Mission: STS-41-B
Date Taken: February 11, 1984
Film Type: 70mm
Title: Views of the extravehicular activity during STS 41-B
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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in a extra-vehicular activity (EVA), a few meters away from the cabin of the shuttle Challenger. He is using a nitrogen-propelled hand-controlled manned maneuvering unit (MMU). He is performing this EVA without being tethered to the shuttle. The picture shows a cloud view of the earth in the background.

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