McCandless

Bruce II

USA

International order nº: 133

US astr. nº: 67

Personal data:

Birthdate:	08 Jun 1937
Birthplace:	Boston / Massachusetts
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	04 Apr 1966
Selection group:	NASA-5
Job:	MSP
Status:	Ret. 31 Aug 1990
Date of death:	21 Dec 2017
Age:	80 yr
Place of death:	Los Angeles / California

Spaceflights:

N°	Startup spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-41B (Challenger/4)	13h.00m.00s. Feb 03, 1984	MS	STS-41B (Challenger/4)	12h.17m.02s. Feb 11, 1984	7d.23h.17m.02s.
2	STS-31 (Discovery/10)	12h.33m.51s. Apr 24, 1990	MS	STS-31 (Discovery/10)	13h.50m.58s. Apr 29, 1990	5d.01h.17m.07s.
Total duration:						13d 00h 34m 09s

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
07 Feb 1984	?	5h 55m	McCandless and R.Stewart; mission "STS-41B" - First flight test of the MMU (McCandless)
09 Feb 1984	?	6h 02m	McCandless and R.Stewart; mission "STS-41B" - Second flight test of the MMU (Stewart)
Total:		11h 57m	EVAs: 2

Backup assignments:

No.	Mission	Job	Date
1	Skylab 2	PLT

Additional information:

Bachelor of science in naval sciences; master of science in electrical engineering; master degree in business administration; Captain, USN; Co-investigator for development and building of the MMU; hobbies: Electronics, photographie, scuba diving, swimming, flying, cross country skiing; he later worked with Martin Marietta.

Ref: #16, #21 - update: 29.01.19