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.

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instanceOf NASA astronaut
United States Air Force officer
human
allegiance United States of America
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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