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Bookmark or Share- The First U.S. Spacewalk - Gemini 4 - NSSDCAEd White made the United States' first spacewalk on 03 June 1965 during the Gemini 4 mission. The extra-vehicular activity (EVA) started at 19:45 UT (3:45 p.m. EDT) on the third orbit when White opened his hatch and used the hand-held manuevering oxygen-jet gun to push himself out of the capsule.
- 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 .
- First American Spacewalk - NASADuring the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965, Ed White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk. The spacewalk started at 3:45 p.m. EDT on the third orbit when White opened the hatch and used the hand-held manuevering oxygen-jet gun to push himself out of the capsule.
- 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 - NASAOn March 21, 1966, Ed White was named as one of the pilots of the AS-204 mission, the first 3-man Apollo flight. Quick Facts. White was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. White was named as a member of the second astronaut class selected by NASA in September 1962.
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