When astronaut Bruce McCandless II drifted away from the safety of the Space Shuttle in 1984, it was terrifying. Not just for the astronaut himself, but also for NASA, scientists, and everyone ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine drifting alone in space, with no cord connecting you to anything. It’s the stuff of nightmares or the freedom of dreams, ...
A historic image showing astronaut Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk in history on February 23, 1984, during mission STS-41-B. Floating freely in space, propelled solely by ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 7, 1984, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first person to go on a spacewalk without a tether. McCandless was ...
After space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-41B the early morning of Feb. 3, 1984, mission specialists Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart did the first spacewalks outside of a ...