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OTD…June 3, 1965 and the first American walk in space

June 3, 2016 Justin Ray

WATCH: The flight of Gemini 4 launched today in 1965 for NASA’s first Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) spacewalk by Ed White on a four-day orbital mission with commander Jim McDivitt.

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  • West Coast Falcon 9 launch continues expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink network
    June 24, 2026
  • NASA, Boeing committed to Starliner-1 launch despite unclear timeline
    June 23, 2026
  • SpaceX launches reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’
    June 23, 2026
  • NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida
    June 22, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    June 20, 2026
  • SpaceX launches intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office
    June 18, 2026
  • Arianespace launches its heaviest payload to date with Amazon Leo flight
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  • SpaceX launches 3 Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile
    June 16, 2026
  • Astrobotic showcases Griffin-1 lander ahead of environmental testing in California
    June 16, 2026
  • SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket since Nasdaq debut
    June 14, 2026
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