This claim was, in fact, true. McCandless was, indeed, the first astronaut to perform an untethered spacewalk on Feb. 7, 1984 ...

Stunning photos from NASA ’s first untethered spacewalk have been released - as ... stepped out of his shuttle Challenger on February 7, 1984. Previous spacewalks had been completed using ...

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 ...