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Topic: MMU, SAFER parts in private collections
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BMckay
Member Posts: 3538
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 03-15-2021 08:04 PM
   
Have parts of flown Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) or SAFER backpacks ever come to the collectible market? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45882
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-15-2021 11:20 PM
I do not recall having ever seen any SAFER components in private hands, but in 2018, Lunar Legacies auctioned a screw removed from one of the MMUs flown STS-41C and then again, in 2020, auctioned a screw removed from an MMU flown on STS-51A.  
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space1
Member Posts: 890
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 03-18-2021 01:34 PM
I have a few MMU artifacts, I believe all of which are spare parts (not flown). In addition to the light control box, gyro, and toggle switch shown, I also have a formed structural aluminum plate. |
MadSci
Member Posts: 241
From: Maryland, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 03-19-2021 02:11 PM
I have a MMU Gyro in my collection. Likely a spare but status not certain. |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3538
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 03-21-2021 05:06 PM
There will be a flown SAFER valve attached to plaque coming up for sale soon. It comes with a 50 page report on the SAFER.This will be the first time I would have seen a piece up for sale. |
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