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, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, National Defense Service Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 5, International Space Hall of Fame, United States, 

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  STS-41-B ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-31 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

1937-06-08T00:00:00Z

2017-12-21T00:00:00Z

1937 — 2017 Bruce McCandless II

1984-02-03T00:00:00Z

1984-02-03T00:00:00Z

1984 STS-41-B

1990-04-24T00:00:00Z

1990-04-24T00:00:00Z

1990 STS-31

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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
event	spaceflight	1984	STS-41-B	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1990	STS-31	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