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Astronaut Michael Gernhardt EVA -09/1995

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Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-sts06-93004

Date

2006-05-06

Astronaut Michael Gernhardt during his Extravehicular Activity (EVA). He is standing on a Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). A thermal cube is attached to the RMS and records temperatures during spacesuit evaluations. Unlike earlier spacewalking astronauts, Gernhardt was able to use an electronic cuff checklist, a prototype developed for the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). Sep 16 1995.