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Edward Givens

Edward Galen "Ed" Givens Jr. was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut...

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Edward Galen "Ed" Givens Jr. was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut group, he died in an automobile accident before being assigned to a prime or backup spaceflight crew.

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Died While In Active Service· NASA · American

Edward Givens

Edward Galen "Ed" Givens Jr. was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut...

Biography

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Notifications before the launches and spacewalks you follow, plus every launch.

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