Today in History

February 07, 1984
Free Float
Astronauts Bruce McCandless and Robert Seward untie their lifelines and become the first to experience a non-tethered space walk. "It may have been one small step for Neil, but it's a heck of a big leap for me," McCandless said after floating more than 300 feet from the Challenger spaceship.



Today's Feature History Article

Footloose

The image of Bruce McCandless' spacewalk two decades ago still amazes. It was the first untethered walk ever—and was among the last




 



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