Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1984 to 1990, with 2 spacewalks in that span.
2Flights
13dTime in space
12h 12mEVA time
2Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
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.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Boston
- Education
- Stanford University; United States Naval Academy; Woodrow Wilson Classical High School; University of Houston–Clear Lake
- Awards
- International Space Hall of Fame; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Legionnaire of Legion of Merit; NASA Exceptional Service Medal; and 3 more
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-31 (Hubble)April 24, 1990
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-BFebruary 3, 1984
Spacewalks
- STS-41-B EVA 21984-02-09
- STS-41-B EVA 11984-02-07
Born 1937-06-08 · died 2017-12-21, aged 80