Ed White II, born November 14, 1930, was the first man to walk in space during the 4 day Gemini IV mission in June 1965. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his flight in Gemini IV.
White was chosen for Apollo 1 along with Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Pilot Roger Chaffee, scheduled to launch February 21, 1967. During a test of the capsule on January 27, all three men died when a fire broke out in the pure oxygen atmosphere.
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