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  2. List of spacewalks and moonwalks 1965–1999 - Wikipedia

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    McCandless and Stewart rode on the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) during the first untethered EVAs in history. Both astronauts practiced using tools and procedures for the planned capture and repair of the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) satellite to be performed in a subsequent flight. [59] 49. STS-41-B EVA 2

  3. Extravehicular activity - Wikipedia

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    The first untethered spacewalk was made by American Bruce McCandless II on February 7, 1984, during the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, using the Manned Maneuvering Unit. He was subsequently joined by Robert L. Stewart during the 5-hour, 55-minute spacewalk.

  4. Untethered - Wikipedia

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    Untethered is any technique that facilitates an action of a technical device without a direct control. Specifically it may refer to: Untethered regimen , a technique combining the use of an insulin pump with a slow-acting insulin analog

  5. List of linguistic example sentences - Wikipedia

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    A famous example for lexical ambiguity is the following sentence: "Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen hinterher.", meaning "When flies fly behind flies, then flies fly in pursuit of flies." [40] [circular reference] It takes advantage of some German nouns and corresponding verbs being homonymous. While not noticeable ...

  6. Space Camp (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Space Camp is an educational camp in Huntsville, Alabama, on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) museum near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. [1] It provides educational programs for children and adults on topics such as space exploration, aviation, and robotics.

  7. Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    It's a totally different kind of experience, of course, and there are a number of differences between the book and the movie. The novel, for example, attempts to explain things much more explicitly than the film does, which is inevitable in a verbal medium. The novel came about after we did a 130-page prose treatment of the film at the very outset.

  8. Untethered regimen - Wikipedia

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    The untethered regimen is a technique combining the use of an insulin pump with a slow-acting insulin analog such as Lantus or Levemir.This allows an insulin dependent person to disconnect the pump when desired while maintaining the flexible benefits that the insulin pump can provide.

  9. Tether - Wikipedia

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    A tether is a cord, fixture, or flexible attachment that characteristically anchors something movable to something fixed; it also may be used to connect two movable objects, such as an item being towed by its tow.