One of the most terrifying space missions: Astronaut Bruce McCandless II performed a spacewalk without a safety tether linked to a spacecraft. In 1984, he floated completely untethered in space with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive. [Source: Nitter/Diamondthedave]

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[–]jack-geogle 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is too scary, filled with endless despair, but fortunately he managed to survive in the end

[–]twolanterns 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

contingency to use the shuttles maneuvering jets to rescue if needed ??

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Surely they had a contingency plan. Your idea might have been it.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bad ass. Just bad ass.