For a brief period in the 1980s, astronauts went untethered outside their space capsule, flying with jet packs. The photos ...

Known as the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), this device would allow astronauts to move freely in space, without the ...

Thirty years ago, for a brief moment, a handful of space shuttle astronauts got to live the dream, thanks to a jet-powered backpack called the manned maneuvering unit, or MMU. In February 1984 ...

Allen donned the MMU mounted on the side wall of the cargo ... Both satellites were returned to Earth, along with some of the most terrifying space footage we've seen.

Now if he’d been a midfielder for Chelsea, that might have opened some doors. While testing the MMU in space, do you think your father experienced fear? Great question. He always said he didn’t.

Money Mastery University (MMU), founded by financial expert Tevan Asaturi, is transforming financial education with an ...