Gemini IV
Gemini IV (GT-4) was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series. James McDivitt and Edward White successfully completed the 4-day, 62-orbit flight between June 3 and June 7, 1965. The mission included the first American spacewalk.
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Edward H. White II
Pilot
Selected as part of NASA’s Astronaut Group 2, Ed White became the first American to perform a spacewalk on the Gemini IV mission in 1965. Assigned to the first Apollo mission, White tragically died in the Apollo 1 fire in 1967.
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James A. McDivitt
Command Pilot
McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962 as part of NASA’s second astronaut class. He first flew in space as commander of the Gemini IV mission in June 1965. As the commander of Apollo 9, he played a critical role in the first flight of the complete set of Apollo hardware and the first flight of the Lunar Module.
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Gemini IV
The NSSDC provides an in-depth overview of the Gemini IV mission objects, spacecraft, and program.
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Gemini IV: Learning to Walk in Space
Building on the success of the first piloted Gemini mission, NASA prepared to launch its most ambitions flight to date…
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June 1965 – Gemini IV Performed First Extravehicular Activity
Gemini IV performed the first extravehicular activity. Astronaut Edward H. White II had the privilege of sharing his one-of-a-kind experience…
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