Are you saying that if an astronaut is knocked away from the shuttle, there is no plan for retrieving said astronaut ? cc On Mar 3, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Jake Anderson wrote: As far as I'm aware NASA has dumped the MMU and its no longer carried, EVA's where they want to go places now use the manipulator arm in its place. In times past they always had one on board and they reckon that they could have used one to inspect columbia (what good it would have done them i don't know) Mike Hord wrote: > Typically, astronauts are either attached to a manipulator arm or they > wear a jet pack device called a manned manuvering unit (MMU). > > I don't know if they still carry a brick in their pocket as a last > resort > as they were reputed to have done during the earlier missions. > > Mike H. > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Cedric Chang wrote: > >> I just some photos of EVA and it did not appear that the astronauts >> were tethered or had safety lines. What happens if an astronaut >> floats away ? Do they have jet packs ? >> >> cc >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist