November 14, 2022
On this date in 1930, American astronaut Edward ‘Ed’ Higgins White II was born. White served as an astronaut on both the Gemini and Apollo missions. He was the first American to walk in space, which he did during the Gemini 4 mission. White died in 1967 because of a fire during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1.
Astronauts Ed H. White (left) and James A. McDivett at Cape Kennedy going over Gemini 4 plans. Image credit: NASA