Bruce McCandless, Astronaut

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Bruce McCandless, Jr.

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Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: December 21, 2017 (80)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
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Son of Rear Adm. Bruce McCandless, Medal of Honor and Sue Worthington McCandless
Husband of Private
Father of Private and Private

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About Bruce McCandless, Astronaut

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.

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Bruce McCandless, Astronaut's Timeline

1937
June 8, 1937
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
2017
December 21, 2017
Age 80
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States