Bruce McCandless II
Bruce McCandless II is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 2 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
Bruce McCandless II was a U.S. naval officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he made the first untethered free flight by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
- Date of Birth: 06/08/1937
- Date of Death: 12/21/2017
- Status: Deceased
- First Flight: 02/03/1984
- Last Flight: 04/24/1990
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalks
STS-41-B EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 02/07/1984 12:10 UTC and ended at 02/07/1984 18:05 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 5 hours and 55 minutes.
STS-41-B EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 02/09/1984 10:24 UTC and ended at 02/09/1984 16:41 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 6 hours and 17 minutes.
