Space Shuttle Spacewalk April 1983 Size:17" x 22" was born on March 29

was born on March 29

photographed by the Detroit Publishing Company in 1899 on 8x10 glass plate negative

Gaps in the Magellan coverage were filled with images from the Earth-based Arecibo radar in a region centered roughly on 0 degree latitude and longitude

two nitrogen tank assemblies

simulating a distant view of one hemisphere of the planet

Space Shuttle Spacewalk April 1983 Size:17" x 22" was born on March 29Space Shuttle Spacewalk April 1983. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity a few meters away from the cabin of the shuttle Challenger during the STS 41B mission. He is using a nitrogen propelled hand controlled Manned Maneuvering Unit. This was the first time an astronaut performed a spacewalk without being tethered to the shuttle. Date: 7 18 08