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Stewart carried out the first untethered space walks, venturing further from their ship than ever before with the help of a jet-propelled backpack, the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). After a series of tests, McCandless went “free-flying” 320 feet away from the ship’s cabin, using joysticks to fire nitrogen jet thrusters and propel himself in any direction he chose. 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