NASA Astronaut Group 5
... that Bruce McCandless II flew in space for the first time in February 1984, nearly eighteen years after being chosen as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 5?
... that <a href="./Bruce_McCandless_II" id="mwCVY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bruce McCandless II">Bruce McCandless II</a> <i id="mwCVc">(pictured)</i> flew in space for the first time in February<span id="mwCVg" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>1984, nearly eighteen years after being chosen as a member of <b id="mwCVk"><a href="./NASA_Astronaut_Group_5" id="mwCVo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="NASA Astronaut Group 5">NASA Astronaut Group 5</a></b>?<!--Special occasion hook for August 31-->