Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1965 to 1967.
2Flights
3d 23hTime in space
20mEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Edward Higgins White II was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. On June 3, 1965, he became the first American to walk in space. White died along with astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee during prelaunch testing for the first manned Apollo mission at Cape Canaveral. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his flight in Gemini 4 and was then awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- San Antonio
- Education
- University of Michigan; U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; United States Military Academy
- Awards
- National Aviation Hall of Fame; Congressional Space Medal of Honor; International Space Hall of Fame; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; Golden Plate Award; and 2 more
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Saturn IB | Apollo 1 (Failure before launch)January 27, 1967 · 23:31 UTC
- Titan II GLV | Gemini IVJune 3, 1965 · 15:16 UTC
Born 1930-11-14 · died 1967-01-27, aged 36