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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McCandless_II
Bruce McCandless II (born June 8, 1937), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and former NASA astronaut. During the first of his two Space Shuttle missions he made the first ever untethered free flight using the Manned Maneuvering Unit in 1984.
1937 |
June 8, 1937
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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2017 |
December 21, 2017
Age 80
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
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