In June 1965, astronauts Jim McDivitt and Ed White launched aboard Gemini 4 for a four day mission that marked America’s first spacewalk. Floating above Earth with a small handheld maneuvering device, ...
In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Ed White performs the United States' first spacewalk on June 3, 1965, during the Gemini 4 mission. James McDivitt / AP The world’s first spacewalker was ...