On February 7, 1984, Bruce McCandless became the first person to perform an untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) during the STS-41B mission. On October 11, 1984 ...

In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II made history—and defied human instinct—by stepping into the vast void of space ...

Expedition 72 is kicking off the New Year by preparing for an upcoming spacewalk to service scientific equipment and install ...

In February 1984, Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart achieved a first in space exploration: untethered spacewalks ... conducted the first-ever spacewalk involving more ...

In 2011, the 30-year space shuttle program ended as Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With five shuttles ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station ...