Edward Higgins White facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Edward H. White II
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| Born | November 14, 1930 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Died | January 27, 1967 (aged 36) Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
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| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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4 days, 1 hour, 56 minutes |
| Selection | Group 2 (1962) |
| Missions | Gemini 4, Apollo 1 |
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Mission insignia
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Edward Higgins "Ed" White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an American test pilot and astronaut. He was the first American to take a "spacewalk," leaving the safety of his spaceship while in space and moving around outside in a spacesuit.
On June 3, 1965, White flew into space as pilot of Gemini 4. This was the second trip by astronauts in NASA's Project Gemini. White was able to get out of his spaceship in outer space, an activity called a spacewalk, then get back in and come home. (The Soviet Union had already done that earlier in the same year.) The trip lasted until June 7, 1965.
White died along with fellow astronauts Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee during a test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known as Cape Kennedy), Florida.
Images for kids
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The families of Gemini 4 astronauts visit Mission Control in Houston. Right to left: Patricia McDivitt, Bonnie White, Patricia White, flight controller Christopher Kraft, and Edward White III.
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Edward White with Jim McDivitt (left) reading training plans for Gemini 4 mission
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One of two Apollo 1 memorial plaques at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
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Ed White III touches his father's name engraved in the Space Mirror Memorial at the KSC Visitor Complex.
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Launch Complex 34 Plaque
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Voyager Golden Record 112 astronaut
See also
In Spanish: Edward Higgins White II para niños
