Edward Higgins White
Astronaut
1930 – 1967
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Who was Edward Higgins White?
Edward Higgins "Ed" White, II, was an American engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, and NASA astronaut. On June 3, 1965, he became the first American to "walk" in space. White died along with his fellow 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 then awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1930
San Antonio - Also known as
- Edward Higgins White, II
- Spouses
- Patricia E. Finegan
(1953 - 1967/01/27)
- Patricia E. Finegan
- Children
- Religion
- Methodism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- University of Michigan
- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
- Lived in
- San Antonio
- Died
- Jan 27, 1967
Cape Canaveral
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on July 23, 2013
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