ZERO-REACTION WRENCH for screwing up nuts and bolts in the weightless environment of space. The astronaut squeezes the handles together, and a ratchet device turns the nut. A conventional monkey wrench would turn the astronaut rather than the nut.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30154, 11 June 1963, Page 7
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39ZERO-REACTION WRENCH for screwing up nuts and bolts in the weightless environment of space. The astronaut squeezes the handles together, and a ratchet device turns the nut. A conventional monkey wrench would turn the astronaut rather than the nut. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30154, 11 June 1963, Page 7
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