Ed White – Spaceflight Now

January 24, 2026

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

June 3, 2016 Justin Ray

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

NASA marks 50th anniversary of first spacewalk

June 3, 2015 William Harwood

Two-and-a-half months after cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first human to walk in space, NASA astronaut Ed White floated out of his cramped Gemini 4 capsule 50 years ago Wednesday to become the first American spacewalker.