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Bookmark or Share- Biographical Data - NASAEDWARD H. WHITE, II (LIEUTENANT COLONEL) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born in San Antonio, Texas, on November 14, 1930. Died January 27, 1967, at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in the Apollo spacecraft fire. He is survived by his wife Patricia and their two children.
- 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 (astronaut) - WikipediaEdward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) 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.
- 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. For 23 minutes White floated and maneuvered himself around the Gemini spacecraft while logging 6,500 miles during his orbital stroll.
- Edward H. White II - New Mexico Museum of Space HistoryEdward H. White II became America’s first spacewalker in June 1965, during the Gemini IV mission. Less than two years later he was one of the three Apollo 1 astronauts killed in a pad fire at Cape Kennedy. “Ed” White was born on November 14, 1930, in San Antonio, Texas.
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