Ed White
Ed White is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Ed White flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 3 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes in space.
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.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 11/14/1930 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 01/27/1967 |
| Status | Lost In Training |
| First Flight | 06/03/1965 |
| Last Flight | 01/27/1967 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 3 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes |
| EVA Time | 20 minutes |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by Ed White
Explore the 2 spaceflights Ed White participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Ed White
Discover the 1 spacewalk Ed White performed during their career, logging a total of 20 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 06/03/1965 19:46 UTC and ended at 06/03/1965 20:06 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 20 minutes.