Bruce McCandless II
(1937-2017)
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Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless; June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a United States 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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8 June 1937 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| Died |
21 December 2017 (aged 80) California, United States
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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