Ed White
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Ed White was a NASA astronaut, U.S. Air Force officer, and the first American to conduct a spacewalk, who later served on the ill-fated Apollo 1 mission.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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United States Air Force officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| awardReceived |
Air Force Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congressional Space Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ |
| burialPlace | United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | spacecraft fire ⓘ |
| coCrewMember |
Gus Grissom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James McDivitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger B. Chaffee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-11-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-01-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
United States Military Academy
ⓘ
University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | aeronautical engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Higgins White II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| heritage | American of Irish descent ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first American to perform extravehicular activity (EVA) ⓘ |
| notableWork | first American spacewalk ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
ⓘ
fighter pilot ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Apollo 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gemini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cape Kennedy, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
pilot of Gemini 4
ⓘ
senior pilot of Apollo 1 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spacewalkDuration | approximately 23 minutes ⓘ |
| spacewalkMission | Gemini 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacewalkStartDate | 1965-06-03 ⓘ |
| spouse | Patricia Finegan White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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