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Picture of an astronaut floating above Earth
April 12, 2022
Space Walk
In this picture from 1984, Bruce McCandless II became the first person to walk untethered in space, using a jetpack to cruise around the Challenger shuttle. This photo appeared in the October 2007 issue, which celebrated 50 years of space exploration.
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