Astronaut Bruce McCandless Performs the First Untethered Spacewalk - NASA
Feb 7, 2024 · Astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger in this 70mm photo from Feb. 7, 1984.
The Inside Story of the First Untethered Spacewalk
May 8, 2024 · On February 7, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless ventured out into space and away from shuttle Challenger using only a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack Bruce McCandless floats freely...
Astronaut Bruce McCandless on First-ever Untethered Spacewalk - NASA
Dec 1, 2016 · Astronaut Bruce McCandless II is a few meters away from the cabin of the space shuttle Challenger in this 70mm frame on Feb. 7, 1984. This spacewalk represented the first use of a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled device called the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
This Month in NASA History: Astronauts Make First Untethered …
On February 3, 1984, 36 years ago this month, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched from Kennedy Space Center on a mission known as STS-41-B. The mission produced one of the most iconic photographs of the U.S. space program—an image of astronaut Bruce McCandless II high above Earth on the first untethered spacewalk.
35 Years Ago: First Untethered Spacewalk - Kennedy Space …
Feb 7, 2019 · Can you imagine floating in the vacuum of space with nothing anchoring you to the spacecraft? On Feb. 7, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless made history performing a spacewalk during STS-41B with no lifelines tethering him to space shuttle Challenger.
The Iconic Photos from STS-41B: Documenting the First Untethered ... - NASA
Feb 2, 2024 · As astronaut Bruce McCandless II flew the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) out of the space shuttle Challenger’s payload bay for the first time on February 7, 1984, many in the agency were fearful about the use of a self-propelled and untethered backpack in space.
Remembering Bruce McCandless II - National Air and Space Museum
Jan 10, 2018 · On February 7, 1984 during Space Shuttle mission STS 41-B, astronaut Bruce McCandless made the first untethered spacewalk as he flew some 300 feet from the Shuttle in the first test of the MMU. This image was taken several days later on February 11.
Feb. 7, 1984 | NASA Astronauts Perform First Untethered Spacewalk
On Feb. 7, 1984, two Challenger space shuttle astronauts, Capt. Bruce McCandless II and Col.l Robert L. Stewart, performed the first untethered spacewalk during the STS-41B mission.
First Person to Walk Untethered in Space Gives a Final Interview
On February 7, 1984, Bruce McCandless became the first human to float free from any earthly anchor when he stepped out of the space shuttle Challenger and flew away from the ship.
Floating in space: 40 years since the first untethered space walk
Feb 7, 2024 · This is the American astronaut Bruce McCandless II. It is 7 February 1984 and he is making the first untethered spacewalk using NASA’s Manned Manuoeuvring Unit or MMU, a project his team has been working on since 1966. Suspended, and getting colder by the moment, McCandless reaches the agreed distance of almost 100 metres from the shuttle.