Bruce McCandless II

Bruce McCandless II
McCandless in 1971
Born	Byron Willis McCandless (1937-06-08)June 8, 1937 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 21, 2017(2017-12-21) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) Stanford University (MS) University of Houston (MBA)
Spouse(s)	Bernice Doyle Ellen Shields
Children	2
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Captain, USN
Time in space	13d 0h 31m
Selection	NASA Group 5 (1966)
Total EVAs	2
Total EVA time	12h 12m
Missions	STS-41-B STS-31
Mission insignia
Retirement	August 31, 1990

Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless;^[1] 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.