Astronauts take first ever untethered space walk 30 years ago today (Feb 7 1984)

1980s, space exploration


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(Tuesday, February 7, 1984) — Space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered space walk today, which lasted nearly six hours.