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Ed White: first american spacewalker

By Thomas Posted 25 Nov 2012 — 0 Comment ↓
Ed White outside the Gemini spacecraft (NASA) (thumb)

On June 3, 1965, Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. For 23 minutes White floated and maneuvered himself around the Continue reading →

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