This claim was, in fact, true. McCandless was, indeed, the first astronaut to perform an untethered spacewalk on Feb. 7, 1984 ...
Bruce McCandless, who was captured in a stunning photograph in 1984 as he made the first untethered flight in space, has died aged 80, Nasa said. With a jetpack, McCandless travelled 100m (328ft ...
Stunning photos from NASA ’s first untethered spacewalk have been released - as the agency prepares to celebrate the daring mission’s 40th anniversary. Brave astronaut Bruce McCandless II was ...