#brucemccandless

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats untethered away from the safety of the space shuttle, with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive. The first person in history to do so. #space #spacecowboy #spaceadventure #spaceshuttle #untethered #brucemccandless #astronautlife #astronautlove (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQjftNTr9R6Tmz8pPLMscPoMkWjR8tdus-p-cs0/?utm_medium=tumblr

In this Feb. 7, 1984 photograph taken by his fellow crewmembers aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41B mission, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the vehicle. McCandless became the first astronaut to maneuver about in space untethered, during this first "field" tryout of a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack device called the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). Credit: NASA

We, like the rest of the global space community, were saddened to hear of the death of former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless. We extend our condolences to the McCandless family. #perasperaadastra #brucemccandless #astronauts #humanspaceflight

credit: STS-41B / NASA

“Be a trailblazer and respect those who paved your way.“ —S.Oatney . #NASA #Astronaut #BruceMcCandless 📷 #CaveDiver by @jillheinerth 📷 #CuevaDeLosCristales #CrystalCave by @carstenpeter 📷 #Spelunkers by @lvizzutti 📷 #MicroScopic world by #Ramattahatta 📷 #Diving trains from #JacquesCousteau - #TheSilentWorld https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHbihyndpi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rrfrlhkgvbc5

#RIP #BruceMcCandless #spacewalk #astraunaut

#Foto_asombrosa de #Bruce_McCandless II, realizando la #primera #caminata #espacial sin ayuda en 1984. #BruceMcCandless II #amazing photo, performing the first unassisted #space_walk in 1984.

This was the first in history for an American astronaut.  It is also a really great photo!  This is one of those amazing once in a lifetime photos.