Edward H. White II performed the first American spacewalk on Gemini 4
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Edward H. White II was a NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer renowned for conducting the first American spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission.
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| Edward H. White II | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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United States Air Force officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Force Cross
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Congressional Space Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ |
| burialPlace | United States Military Academy Post Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
Apollo 1 cabin fire
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spaceflight-related accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-11-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-01-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Purdue University
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United States Military Academy ⓘ University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EVAApproximateDuration | 23 minutes ⓘ |
| EVAStartDate | 1965-06-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | human spaceflight ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasChild | two children ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Patricia Finegan White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Cold War era service ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death in Apollo 1 pre-launch test fire ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering extravehicular activity for NASA ⓘ |
| notableWork | first American spacewalk ⓘ |
| numberOfSpaceMissions | 1 completed, 1 planned ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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test pilot ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo program
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Gemini program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performed | first American spacewalk ⓘ |
| performedEVAOn | Gemini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cape Kennedy, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | United States Air Force officer service ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Apollo 1
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Gemini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalkSequenceNumberWorldwide | second spacewalk in history ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | ~4 days ⓘ |
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Edward H. White II performed the first American spacewalk on Gemini 4
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