That's terrifying and way too dangerous. I wouldn't have chanced it.

I had the pleasure of working with Bruce after he retired from NASA, That was a good experience.

I don’t know. I think every astronaut learns to trust the equipment and is meticulous in maintaining it, as well as, trusting his crew. Once there, and being outside on a tether, it would be so freeing to let go, not having that umbilical cord would be amazing. Same with taking that first step on the moon and going off in the rover to explore. He was probably safer doing that than driving his car on the highway.

I remember when that happened. It was scary to think about.