Manned Maneuvering Unit
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Manned Maneuvering Unit
A Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is a
rocket pack
(
propulsion
backpack
that snaps onto the back of the
spacesuit
) which has been used on spacewalks (
EVA
s) from
NASA
's
space shuttle
, allowing an
astronaut
to move independently from the shuttle. The MMU has not been used since the
Challenger disaster
in 1986.
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