Former navy classmate John McCain leads tributes to the man who made history with his untethered flight in 1984Bruce McCandless,the Nasa astronaut who was first person to cruise freely and untethered in space, has died aged 80. Related: That’s me in the picture: Bruce McCandless, and 47,in the world’s first untethered space flight, February 1984 Continue reading...
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