Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II (June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017), (Capt, USN, Ret.), was an American naval officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. During the first of his two Space Shuttle missions he made the first ever untethered free flight using the Manned Maneuvering Unit in 1984.Footloose , Smithsonian magazine, August 2005; accessed 09/10/2010  This action was settled amicably on January 14, 2011.

He logged more than 5,200 hours flying time, including 5,000 hours in jet aircraft.

On December 21, 2017, McCandless died in Denver, Colorado at age 80. 

References

Other websites

McCandless' official NASA biography 
Astronautix biography of Bruce McCandless
Spacefacts biography of Bruce McCandless
McCandless at Spaceacts 
McCandless at Encyclopedia of Science
McCandless at International Space Hall of Fame 

Category:1937 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:American astronauts
Category:Military people from Massachusetts
Category:Engineers from Massachusetts
Category:Scientists from Boston