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2 Persons on Mission Gemini 4
Edward White
space
,
accident
,
aviator
,
Apollo 1
Real/Birth Name:
Edward Higgins White II
Nickname(s):
Ed
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
14 November 1930
Death Date:
27 January 1967
Age at Death:
36
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio
♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Brief Facts:
Astronaut and test pilot. Gemini 4 with EVA. The first US astronaut to walk in space. Died in a fire at a pre-flight test run in the Apollo 1 (Apollo 204) capsule. See
Gus Grissom
,
Roger Chaffee
.
Space Missions:
Apollo 1 (1967)
- Died in a fire during ground test
(AS-204). Planned as a low-orbit mission February 21, 1967, but a cabin fire in a rehearsal test on January 27 killed the three astronauts.
Gemini 4 (1965)
Included first extravehicular activity (EVA) by an American. White's "space walk" was a 22-minute EVA exercise.
Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
1997.
International Space Hall of Fame
.
National Aviation Hall of Fame
2009.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1993.
James McDivitt
space
,
aviator
Real/Birth Name:
James Alton McDivitt
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
10 June 1929
Age today:
91
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Brief Facts:
Astronaut and test pilot. Apollo 9, which orbited the Earth for 10 days and tested the LM without landing.
Space Missions:
Apollo 9 (1969)
First manned flight of CSM and LM in Earth orbit; demonstrated Portable Life Support System to be used on the lunar surface.
Gemini 4 (1965)
Included first extravehicular activity (EVA) by an American. White's "space walk" was a 22-minute EVA exercise.
Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.
Aerospace Walk of Honor
2009.
International Space Hall of Fame
1982.
National Aviation Hall of Fame
2014.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
1993.
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