g04_v_c_o_AKP (S-65-27332)
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 mission, will use a hand-held self-maneuvering unit like the one pictured here when he steps into space from the GT-4 spacecraft. The device is used in a zero-gravity environment. It is an integral unit that contains its own high pressure metering valves and nozzles required to produce controlled thrust. A camera is mounted on the front of the unit to allow White to photograph the launch vehicle second stage, the Gemini spacecraft and Earth. As a safety measure, the unit is attached to the extravehicular astronaut by a cord that fastens to the arm of the spacesuit.
Description was taken from photo S-65-27331, seen here:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/gemini/gemini4/html/s...
And another high-resolution view here:
g04_v_c_o_AKP (S-65-27332)
Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 mission, will use a hand-held self-maneuvering unit like the one pictured here when he steps into space from the GT-4 spacecraft. The device is used in a zero-gravity environment. It is an integral unit that contains its own high pressure metering valves and nozzles required to produce controlled thrust. A camera is mounted on the front of the unit to allow White to photograph the launch vehicle second stage, the Gemini spacecraft and Earth. As a safety measure, the unit is attached to the extravehicular astronaut by a cord that fastens to the arm of the spacesuit.
Description was taken from photo S-65-27331, seen here:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/gemini/gemini4/html/s...
And another high-resolution view here: