Lost In Training· NASA · American
Edward Higgins White II was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. On June 3, 1965, he became the first...
Spaceflights
2
Time in space
3days
Spacewalks
1
Spacewalking
0 h 20 m
in total
Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 2 hours
Gemini 4 EVA
Jun 3, 1965
Failure· Flight 2
Gus GrissomNASA
Roger B. ChaffeeNASASuccess· Flight 1
James McDivittNASAEdward Higgins White II was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. On June 3, 1965, he became the first American to walk in space. White died along with astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee during prelaunch testing for the first manned Apollo mission at Cape Canaveral. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his flight in Gemini 4 and was then awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously.
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