Gemini 4
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Gemini 4 was the second crewed spaceflight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth crewed American spaceflight. Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White orbited the Earth 66 t
Ed White, the first American to perform extravehicular activity, outside of Gemini IV
White (left) and McDivitt (right)Project Gemini← Gemini 3Gemini 5 →
A Titan II launch vehicle lifts Gemini 4 into orbit, June 3, 1965.
White floats away from the open hatch, towards the nose of the spacecraft at the beginning of the EVA.
Ed White (astronaut)
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Edward Higgins White II was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1.
Gemini 4
…the tenth crewed American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes exceeding 100 kilometers (62 mi; 54 nmi)). Astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White orbited the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The highlight of the…
White in 1966
The families of Gemini 4 astronauts visit Mission Control in Houston. Right to left: Patricia McDivitt, Bonnie White, Patricia White, flight controller Christopher Kraft, and Edward White III.
Edward White with Jim McDivitt (left) reading training plans for Gemini 4 mission
White during EVA. During the Gemini 4 mission, he became the first American astronaut to perform a spacewalk