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1984: Bruce McCandless takes man’s first untethered flight in space
ON 12 February 1984, Bruce McCandless waved farewell to the Challenger Space Shuttle and floated off into space. His only power was his Manned Maneuvering Unit or MMU, a nitrogen jet-propelled backpack. It was humankind’s first untethered flight in space.
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Posted: 15th, October 2013 | In: Flashback, Technology | Comment
