1984: Possibly the most terrifying space photograph ever taken. NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless floats untethered from his spacecraft using only his nitrogen-propelled, hand controlled backpack called a Manned Manoeuvring Unit (MMU) to keep him alive.

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1984: Possibly the most terrifying space photograph ever taken. NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless floats untethered from his spacecraft using only his nitrogen-propelled, hand controlled backpack called a Manned Manoeuvring Unit (MMU) to keep him alive. (twitter.com)

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II spacewalk without a safety tether linked to a spacecraft, 1984.

McCandless became the first human being to do a spacewalk without a safety tether linked to a spacecraft.

He floated completely untethered in space with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit to get him back.

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