Thirty years ago, for a brief moment, a handful of space shuttle astronauts got to live the dream, thanks to a jet-powered backpack called the manned maneuvering unit, or MMU. In February 1984 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the world's fastest jet-pack system, capable of reaching up to 85 miles per hour. It can soar to an altitude of 1,200 feet and has a ...

Because even in our jaded age, the jet pack still fires the imagination. It’s just one more future that never got here from the past. In "The Great American Jet Pack," Steve Lehto gives us the ...