Who was the first US astronaut to walk in space? What was the name of the mission?
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I heard it was a fake ! They said " well who was holding the camera ? "
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Edward White on Gemini 4 From Wikipedia.. Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a June 1965 manned space flight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the 2nd manned Gemini flight, the 10th manned American flight and the 18th spaceflight of all time (includes X-15 flights over 100 km). It was crewed by James McDivitt and Edward White. The highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during which White remained outside the spacecraft tied to a tether for 22 minutes.
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Here's what I found at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/spacefirsts.shtml : "First American to Walk in Space Edward Higgins White II (1930- 1967) was an American astronaut and Air Force test pilot. He was the first American to walk in space; This spacewalk occurred on June 3, 1965, on the four-day Gemini 4 (GT-4, commanded by Jim McDivitt) mission, which circled the Earth 62 times."
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Ed White jr wore an Omega Speedmaster Pro watch during his spacewalk, he was also wearing it when he died in the Apollo 1 fire, despite having been subjected to the vacuum of space and 2000 psi of pressure during the fire the watch still works today and is proudly worn by Ed White III.
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