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- 1937-06-08
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- 2017-12-21
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Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless; June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was an American Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
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1937 births2017 deathsAmerican electrical engineersAmerican flight instructorsAmerican people of Scotch-Irish descentAviators from MassachusettsBurials at the United States Naval Academy CemeteryCollier Trophy recipientsEngineers from CaliforniaMilitary personnel from BostonMilitary personnel from Long Beach, CaliforniaRecipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal