Deceased· NASA · American
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...
Spaceflights
2
Time in space
13days
Spacewalks
2
Spacewalking
12 h 12 m
in total
Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 8 hours
STS-41-B EVA 1
Feb 7, 1984
STS-41-B EVA 2
Feb 9, 1984
Success· Flight 2
Loren ShriverNASA
Charles BoldenNASA
Kathryn D. SullivanNASA
Steven HawleyNASASuccess· Flight 1
Vance D. BrandNASA
Robert L. GibsonNASA
Robert L. StewartNASA
Ronald McNairNASABruce 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.
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