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Portable MMU

TB — 1/9/2007 6:17:46 PM (archived)

If you look closely at the suits, there appears to be a small rocket pod "quad" on the backpack. I have no idea how well something like this would work in real life (where's the fuel?), but it shows they at least thought of it.

The shots are from the site of a fan who made his own reproduction. The second photo is from the reproduction. He's not the only one doing this, either.

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• 2001 A Space Odyssey question - Delbert - 1/7/2007 8:03:40 PM
  • re: And the docking hatches?? - Raoul - 1/13/2007 9:09:59 AM
  • Clearly HAL was a Windows based system... (n/t) - R.L. - 1/13/2007 12:41:47 AM
    • And What was SAL? - carl - 1/13/2007 3:45:54 PM
      • re: Candice - Raoul - 1/13/2007 4:50:00 PM
        • Correct!!!!!! - CARL - 1/13/2007 5:16:03 PM
  • re: 2001 A Space Odyssey question - Delbert - 1/11/2007 5:46:54 AM
    • It is perfect as is. - alcaray - 1/12/2007 8:42:06 AM
    • re: Perfectible these ways (a few examples) ... - Raoul - 1/11/2007 8:44:14 PM
    • re: The movie is indeed perfectible in many ways! - Raoul - 1/11/2007 6:41:51 AM
  • One glaring FLAW.............. - carl - 1/8/2007 6:07:40 PM
    • Portable MMU - TB - 1/9/2007 6:17:46 PM
    • re: Why use a pod at all? - Raoul - 1/8/2007 6:28:23 PM
      • The mission - TB - 1/12/2007 5:07:06 PM
      • More movie nostalgia: Outland - Fox - 1/12/2007 4:50:05 AM
      • I have the greatest confidence in this mission - Peter Bruener - 1/11/2007 6:48:09 AM
      • Why use the Velcro shoes? - Delbert - 1/11/2007 5:36:35 AM
      • good question. ;-) (n/t) - podrock - 1/8/2007 8:16:53 PM
      • Discovery BIG!!!! - carl - 1/8/2007 7:35:31 PM
        • re: So is ISS!! - Raoul - 1/8/2007 8:37:29 PM
          • 2010 had a Rocket MMU - carl - 1/8/2007 11:37:21 PM
  • re: 2001 A Space Odyssey question - ER - 1/7/2007 10:50:29 PM
    • just for the record, coupla more inaccuracies: - Daniel - 1/8/2007 2:34:32 AM
    • Not all the viewers were technically sophisticated. - Mary Anne - 1/8/2007 2:10:08 AM
  • re: 2001 A Space Odyssey question - TB - 1/7/2007 10:07:23 PM
    • re: 2001 A Space Odyssey question - Fox - 1/8/2007 3:02:07 AM
      • re: Tech advances - TB - 1/8/2007 4:19:54 AM
  • re: Early or late 2001 - Raoul - 1/7/2007 8:21:03 PM
    • Saturn - Delbert - 1/7/2007 11:30:16 PM
      • re: Saturn - TB - 1/8/2007 2:00:16 AM
        • Silent Running - LJK - 1/10/2007 3:14:38 PM
          • re: Silent Running - TB - 1/12/2007 4:57:44 PM
            • re: Silent Running - Fox - 1/13/2007 3:09:03 AM
          • re: Kubrick was right and Trumbull wrong about Saturn - Raoul - 1/10/2007 5:28:43 PM
    • re: Early or late 2001 - ER - 1/7/2007 10:53:38 PM
    • Humans going to jupiter - Buck Galaxy - 1/7/2007 8:51:31 PM