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Bookmark or Share- Why the first American who walked in space liked it so much ...Fifty years ago today, astronaut Edward White pushed out from the Gemini 4 space capsule to become the first American to walk in space.
- Edward H. White II | NASA, Gemini 4 & Astronaut | BritannicaEdward H. White II (born Nov. 14, 1930, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.—died Jan. 27, 1967, Cape Kennedy, Fla.) was the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space. White graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in 1952 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
- Ed White: First American Spacewalker - NASAOn June 3, 1965, Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space.
- Former Astronaut Edward H. White, II - NASAS65-30432 (3 June 1965) — Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot of the Gemini IV four-day Earth-orbital mission, floats in the zero gravity of space outside the Gemini IV spacecraft. White wears a specially designed spacesuit; and the visor of the helmet is gold plated to protect him against the unfiltered rays of the sun.
- Ed White: The First American to Walk in SpaceWhite and his two crewmates were the first American casualties of the Space Race after a fire erupted in the Apollo command module during a training exercise in 1967.
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