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Bruce McCandless II

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McCandless is famous and celebrated for having been the first astronaut to make untethered, free flights in outer space - twice. The mission was on the STS-41B Challenger, launched on February 3, 1984; and it marked the first checkout of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the Manipulator Foot Restraint, two new designed gear for astronauts. See more trivia »

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in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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1998 Max Q (TV movie) (technical advisor)
 
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2008-2009 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself / Himself - CAPCOM Apollo 11 / Himself - Shuttle Astronaut
– 40th Anniversary Special (2009) … Himself
– The Shuttle (2008) … Himself - Shuttle Astronaut
– Landing the Eagle (2008) … Himself - CAPCOM Apollo 11
 
2009 NASA: Triumph and Tragedy (TV series documentary)
Himself - Capsule Communicator Apollo 11 / Himself - Shuttle Astronaut
– One Giant Leap (2009) … Himself - Shuttle Astronaut (as Bruce McCandless)
– One Small Step (2009) … Himself - Capsule Communicator Apollo 11 (as Bruce McCandless)
 
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[About making the first untethered space flight and referring to the famous line by Neil Armstrong, "That's one small step for man..."] It may have been one small step for Neil, but it's a heck of a leap for me. See more »

Trivia:

McCandless is famous and celebrated for having been the first astronaut to make untethered, free flights in outer space - twice. The mission was on the STS-41B Challenger, launched on February 3, 1984; and it marked the first checkout of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the Manipulator Foot Restraint, two new designed gear for astronauts. See more »

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