Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II
McCandless in 1971
Born
Byron Willis McCandless

(1937-06-08)June 8, 1937
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 21, 2017(2017-12-21) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeUnited States Naval Academy Cemetery
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Stanford University (MS)
University of Houston (MBA)
Spouses
  • Bernice Doyle
  • Ellen Shields
Children2
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
13d 0h 31m
SelectionNASA Group 5 (1966)
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
12h 12m
MissionsSTS-41-B
STS-31
Mission insignia
RetirementAugust 31, 1990

Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless;[1] June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) 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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