Bruce McCandless II(1937-2017)

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Bruce McCandless II was born on 8 June 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Max Q (1998), A Beautiful Sunset (2016) and Horizon (1964). He was married to Ellen Shields. He died on 21 December 2017 in California, USA.

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Known for

Max Q

4.6

TV Movie

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1998

A Beautiful Sunset

Short

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2016

Horizon

8.5

TV Series

Self - Astronaut(as Bruce McCandless)

Searching for Skylab

8.5

Self - Skylab - 2 Backup Crew & AMRV Co-developer

2019

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A Beautiful Sunset
Short
- technical advisor
- 2016
Max Q
4.6
TV Movie
- technical advisor
- 1998

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Official site
- NASA_obit
Alternative names
- Bruce McCandless
Born
- June 8, 1937
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- December 21, 2017
- California, USA(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Ellen Shields? - December 21, 2017 (his death, 2 children)
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
McCandless is famous and celebrated for having been the first astronaut to make untethered, free flights in outer space - twice. The mission was on the STS-41B Challenger, launched on February 3, 1984; and it marked the first checkout of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the Manipulator Foot Restraint, two new designed gear for astronauts.

Quotes
[About making the first untethered space flight and referring to the famous line by Neil Armstrong, "That's one small step for man..."] It may have been one small step for Neil, but it's a heck of a leap for me.