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Manned Maneuvering Unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shuttle MMU space exploration ... The MMU Manned Maneuvering Unit was designed for maneuvering by astronauts untethered from the shuttle. It was used on several satellite retrieval missions in the early 1980's. After the shuttle disaster, use of the unit was discontinued on safety grounds.
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(US) Present participle of maneuver. ... (US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers ... Singular; maneuvering...
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The manned maneuvering unit is a one-man propulsion backpack that snaps onto the back of the space suit's portable life-support system. The MMU allows the astronaut to work outside without a tether and is able to move as far as 300 feet from the orbiter.
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"More Favored than the Birds": The Manned Maneuvering Unit in Spac ... In 1984 a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) enabled a few astronauts to maneuver in outer space, outside of spacecraft, and free of tether lines. This manned maneuvering unit and its predecessors are, as the name implies, maneuvering devices.
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The Orbital Maneuvering System allows for the orbiter to make substantial changes to its orbit. This ability is vital for rendezvous with another object in space, and more importantly is able to slow the orbiter's speed down enough so that it can reenter the atmosphere.
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Maneuvering - Definition of Maneuvering at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Maneuvering. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use maneuvering in a Sentence...
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