Gemini 4

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Gemini program mission NASA space mission crewed spaceflight

Gemini 4 was a 1965 NASA crewed spaceflight best known for carrying out the first American spacewalk during the Gemini program.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gemini program mission → NASA space mission → crewed spaceflight →
attemptedRendezvousWith	Titan II second stage →
backupCommander	Frank Borman NERFINISHED →
backupPilot	James A. Lovell Jr. NERFINISHED →
callSign	Gemini 4 →
capsuleMass	approximately 3,800 kilograms →
commander	James McDivitt →
country	United States →
crewMember	Edward H. White II NERFINISHED → James McDivitt →
crewSize	2 →
era	Space Race →
EVADate	1965-06-03 →
EVADuration	approximately 23 minutes →
EVAPerformedBy	Edward H. White II NERFINISHED →
firstAmericanEVA	true →
followedBy	Gemini 5 →
landingDate	1965-06-07 →
landingSite	Atlantic Ocean →
launchDate	1965-06-03 →
launchSite	Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 → LC-19 →
launchVehicle	Titan II GLV →
missionDuration	4 days 1 hour 56 minutes →
missionDurationHours	97 →
missionNumber	4 →
missionPatchFeatures	American bald eagle and U.S. flag motif →
notableFor	first American spacewalk →
objective	evaluation of spacecraft systems over multiple days → first U.S. extravehicular activity → long-duration flight →
operator	Manned Spacecraft Center →
orbitsCompleted	62 →
orbitType	low Earth orbit →
pilot	Edward H. White II NERFINISHED →
precededBy	Gemini 3 →
program	Project Gemini →
recoveryShip	USS Wasp (CVS-18) →
reentryMethod	ballistic reentry with parachute splashdown →
relatedTo	Apollo program →
rendezvousAttemptResult	unsuccessful →
spaceAgency	NASA →
spacecraftConfiguration	two-seat capsule with equipment module →
spacecraftName	Gemini SC-4 →
spacecraftType	Gemini spacecraft →
spacewalkTool	hand-held maneuvering unit →
trainingFor	future Apollo lunar missions →
yearOfMission	1965 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gemini 4 →	callSign
Edward White →	EVAOnMission
Gemini 3 →	followedBy
Gemini program →	notableMission
Gemini 5 →	precededBy
Edward White →	spaceMission
Titan II GLV →	usedForMission