Humans in Space: 10 Amazing Spacewalk Photos

[iceman]

A cool series of photos! Some I'd not seen before.

Courtesy Wired Science:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/humans-in-space-10-amazing-spacewalk-photos/

[Robh]

Nice series of photos.
I like the distance shot of the first untethered space walk above planet Earth (1984).

Rob

[vaztr]

Amazing pictures, Bruce McCandless II almost looks like he's coming back from a trip to the shops it's that surreal!!

[Omaroo]

Great photos Mike. I've always thought the photo of Bruce McCandless out there in the middle of absolutely nowhere depicts one of the bravest men that ever was.

Must be like trying out the transporter prototype on Star Trek for the first time: "you're doing what to my molecules?" :lol:

[erick]

Floating, relaxing....................... at nearly 8km per second (relative to centre of the earth) :D

[Ric]

Geez wouldn't I love to be doing that.

Great shots.

[erick]

How do they scratch their ichy nose?

[lacad01]

Some of them are :eyepop:
Really puts things in perspective.

[Liz]

They are great Mike, thank you.... yes, that one of Bruce is amazing :)

[Glenn Dawes]

Hi guys,

You are right Mike, fantastic images!

Having been a manned space flight follower for all my life, here's a trivia question:

Who holds the record for a spacewalk contacted furthest from the Earth and what was the mission name (I don't include Apollo Moon walks).

Have fun.

Regards

Glenn

[Octane]

Mike,

Thanks for posting this. I can't get over that photograph of Bruce McCandless II.

lol @ Neil's comments in the comments section.

Regards,
Humayun

[Jen]

:eyepop: wow some awsome pics there :thumbsup: Thanks Mike :)

And yes i was LMAO at Neils comments on that page he sounds like a wacko :screwy::lol:

[bones]

"Bruce McCandless II took the first untethered space walk in February 1984." :eyepop:WOW

Bruce, I'm glad your name wasn't Major Tom.

Top Job :thumbsup:

Thanks for the photo's Mike.