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Cernan Will Wear One-Man Spacecraft AMU In Spacewalk
Gene Cernan is set to test the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit a backpack sized craft that will turn a wearer in a pressure suit into a self-contained space vehicle The AMU includes oxygen regulators communications gear and a 12 thruster propulsion system designed for movement or stabilizing position The project led by Maj Ed Givens Jr gains NASA and Air Force scrutiny with two and a half years of development and testing for future space operations
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Anne Thompson
Houston
Pele Aut
Gene Cernan
Tele
United States
Cernan
AMU
Air Force
NASA
Department of Defense
Maj
Ed Givens, Jr
Givens
Ling - Tempco- Vought
Iate
Earth
Dallas
Manned Spacecraft Center
Charles Bassett