Bruce McCandless II
Astronaut
1937 –
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Who is Bruce McCandless II?
Bruce McCandless II is a former naval aviator with the United States Navy 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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- Born
- Jun 8, 1937
Boston - Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Woodrow Wilson High School
- Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy
( - 1958) - Master of Science, Stanford University
Electrical engineering
( - 1965) - MBA, University of Houston–Clear Lake
( - 1987)
- Lived in
- Boston
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on July 23, 2013
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