# Chilling and Uneasy: The Untethered Spacewalk That Redefined Exploration

> HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/9604 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt

1 outlet covering · First listed: ZME Science, Nov 6, 2026, 7:22 AM · Read it: <https://www.zmescience.com/other/great-pics/spacewalk-brucen-mccandless-untethered-rep/>

In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II made history—and defied human instinct—by stepping into the vast void of space untethered.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 6, 2026, 7:22 AM: [Chilling and Uneasy: The Untethered Spacewalk That Redefined Exploration](<https://www.zmescience.com/other/great-pics/spacewalk-brucen-mccandless-untethered-rep/>) — ZME Science (Science news)
  In 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless II made history—and defied human instinct—by stepping into the vast void of space untethered.