Carrie McCandless

#13: Carrie McCandless Name: Carrie McCandless School: Brighton Charter High School City: Palm City, CA Age of Teacher: 29 Age of Student: 17 Rank: 13 Charges: One felony count of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and contributing to the delinquency of a minor Summary: Carrie McCandless was a teacher and cheerleading coach at Brighton Charter High School in Brighton, CO. She was accused in December of 2006 of having sexual...Read Full Story

This is must be the most known picture in the Internet and in the whole world. But it so great that it will never get old hence my choice to post it. Some history just in case. The pictures depict American astronaut Bruce McCandless II who became the first to make an untethered spacewalk thanks to nitrogen jet propelled backpack called the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) in 1984. At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was further out than...Read Full Story

These incredible photos were made on February 3, 1984, when an American astronaut Bruce McCandless II made the first untethered free flight in history. This mission marked the first checkout of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) and Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR). McCandless made the first untethered free flight on each of the two MMUs carried on board and ventured out 320 feet (98 m) from the orbiter. Years later the NASA has decided that MMU was too dangerous for astronauts and it was...Read Full Story

These incredible photos were made on February 3, 1984, when an American astronaut Bruce McCandless II made the first untethered free flight in history. This mission marked the first checkout of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) and Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR). McCandless made the first untethered free flight on each of the two MMUs carried on board and ventured out 320 feet (98 m) from the orbiter. At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless...Read Full Story