Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II was an American Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.

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1937 — 2017  Wikimedia, Wikidata
astronaut, engineer, military officer, aircraft pilot, 

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  STS-31 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-41-B ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

Frameless

Earth poster large

STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Retouched) (cropped)

Mission Control Discussing Coolant Repairs

BM II

STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Retouched) (cropped)

Earth poster large

STS-41-B EVA

Spacewalker

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, on the first untethered spacewalk

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, on the first untethered spacewalk

• Bruce McCandless, First to Fly Untethered in Space, Dies at 80 - The New York Times article (December 23, 2017), American English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		STS-31	Bruce McCandless II, Charles Bolden, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Loren Shriver, Steven Hawley, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-41-B	Bruce McCandless II, Robert L. Gibson, Robert L. Stewart, Ronald McNair, Vance D. Brand, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		Earth poster large		Commons
commons	image		STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Retouched) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Mission Control Discussing Coolant Repairs		Commons
commons	image		BM II		Commons
commons	image		STS41B-35-1613 - Bruce McCandless II during EVA (Retouched) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Earth poster large		Commons
commons	image		STS-41-B EVA		Commons
commons	image		Spacewalker		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, on the first untethered spacewalk		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, on the first untethered spacewalk		Commons