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Bruce McCandless II

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Astronaut

The Resume

    (June 8, 1937-December 21, 2017)
    Selected to NASA's fifth intake of astronauts
    CAPCOM during the historic Apollo 11 first Moon walk (July 20, 1969)
    Mission specialist on shuttle mission STS-41-B (February 3, 1984-February 11, 1984)
    Made the first untethered free flight space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (STS-41-B)
    Mission specialist on shuttle mission STS-31 (April 24, 1990-April 29, 1990)

Why he might be annoying:

    Although selected as an astronaut during the Apollo program he never flew an Apollo craft in space.
    As CAPCOM, it was his job to rush Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin through their Apollo 11 Moon walk.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He holds both a Bachelor and Master of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration.
    He graduated second in a class of 899 from the U.S Naval Academy (1958).
    He served his country in the Navy.
    He holds the patent on a tool tethering system used by NASA.

Credit: Fandango


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 61 Votes: 83.61% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 40.54% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 80 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 161 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 65 Votes: 40.0% Annoying