Nasa tried (and failed) to invent jet shoes in the 1960s, and the pictures are incredible. The system was pretty simple - it comprised a tank of about 15 pounds of gaseous oxygen, and jet shoes worn over an astronauts boots. By controlling the direction of the jets the idea was the astronaut could easily fly through space. Oddly, the switches for each jet were located under the astronauts foot, controlled with the toes.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:33:26 +0000
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