/sci/ - Science & Math

In your opinion, what is the coolest spacewalk/misson? I think STS-49 is a contender for it's irl KSP shenanigans.
>satellite fucks up and doesn't reach right orbit.
>send some guys up there to bolt a new kicker stage on it
>can't manage to secure the satellite with the tool you made on the ground
>just grab satellite with your fucking hands instead.
>the shittles antenna fucks up and wont retract, so you have to go on a other EVA to manually retract it
By comparison, the EVAs on the ISS are snore fests nowadays

>>12659267

O CANADARM
YOU NEVER DID US HARM
STURDY AND TRUE
NO NEED FOR MMU

YOU BUILD THE SHIT, YOU MANIPULATE
AND YOU DO NOT EXPLODE
THOUGH A SIMPLE PART, YOU PERFORM YOUR TASK
FOR YOU WE SING THIS ODE (ode, ode, ode)

GOD KEEP THEE ARM, FIRM AND FAST AND FREE
O CANADARM, WE PLACE OUR TRUST IN THEE...
O CANADARM, WE PLACE OUR TRUST IN THEE!!!