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  2. Bruce McCandless II - Wikipedia

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    Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless; [1] June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was an American Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. ...

  3. What happens if an astronaut floats off into space? - AOL

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    Bruce McCandless II free-floating in space more than 320 feet away from the Challenger space shuttle. ... saving an astronaut floating off into space might require several tethers hooked together ...

  4. Earthrise - Wikipedia

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    Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders. Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and part of the Moon's surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission.

  5. The Blue Marble - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon.Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's surface, [1] a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history.

  6. Christer Fuglesang - Wikipedia

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    Arne Christer Fuglesang (born 18 March 1957) is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space.

  7. Richard F. Gordon Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Richard Francis "Dick" Gordon Jr. (October 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and a football executive. He was one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, as command module pilot of the Apollo 12 mission, which orbited the Moon 45 times. [1]

  8. Health Concerns Arise After Photos Of Two Boeing Astronauts ...

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    Recently released photos of two NASA astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have caused health concerns to rise. Although Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore were ...

  9. 37 photos of the weirdest and most unique McDonald's ... - AOL

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    A now-closed McDonald's in Houston was space-themed to pay homage to the nearby NASA space center. ... which also had a play place, was a statue of a NASA astronaut holding a container of fries ...