3 images of astronaut Bruce McCandless, as he floated in space away from the Space Shuttle. The blue earth is visible at the bottom in all 3 images.

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   Next, these images of NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II from Feb 7, 1984, during the STS-41B mission, when he made the first ever untethered free flight using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) and starred in one of the most memorable images of our time, an image that inspires us to this day.
   https://www.nasa.gov/history/photos-from-sts-41b/
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