Credit & Copyright: NASA,
Gemini
Project, James McDivitt
Explanation:
Fifty years ago,
on June 3, 1965, Edward White stepped out
of the orbiting Gemini 4 spacecraft to become the first US astronaut
to walk in space.
White is captured in
this photo taken by mission commander
James McDivit from inside the capsule as
White's spacewalk began over the Pacific Ocean on
Gemini 4's third orbit.
Planet Earth, spacecraft, and tether are reflected in White's
gold tinted helmet visor.
A gas powered manuevering gun is held in his right hand.
Though the gun ran out of gas after only 3 minutes, he
continued to manuever by twisting his body and pulling on the tether
for the remainder of the 23 minute long
Extra Vehicular Activity.
White later described his
historic spacewalk as
the most comfortable part of the
mission, and said the order to end it was the "saddest moment"
of his life.
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