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Astronaut Bruce McCandless over 100 yards from the space shuttle during an EVA, with no tether. The Earth is bright and blue below him, with a scattering of feathery white clouds across the surface. McCandless is suspended above, small and white against the black backdrop of space.

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless over 100 yards from the space shuttle during an EVA, with no tether. The Earth is bright and blue below him, with a scattering of feathery white clouds across the surface. McCandless is suspended above, small and white against the black backdrop of space.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Feb-2023 16:39:47 UTC Robert McNees
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In this photo, taken #OTD in 1984, Bruce McCandless is an entire football field away from the space shuttle, with no safety tether.
No astronaut, before or since, has been that far from their ship while in orbit.
Image: NASA

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