A second objective was the first American extra-vehicular activity (EVA), known popularly as a "space walk". The first space walk had already been performed by Soviet Alexei Leonov on …

Jun 3, 2008 · During the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965, Ed White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk. The spacewalk started at 3:45 p.m. EDT on the third orbit when White …

Mar 18, 2025 · NASA’s first spacewalk work project occurred on Skylab, the first American space station. Skylab 1 was uncrewed when it was sent into Earth orbit on May 14, 1973.

Jul 9, 2019 · (Image credit: NASA/Jim McDivitt) On June 3, 1965, Ed White became the first American to walk in space when he ventured outside the Gemini capsule into the vacuum of …

Astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in Space on June 3rd, 1965. He flew on the Gemini 4 mission with astronaut Jim McDivitt. ...more

On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White stepped out of his Gemini capsule and into space for the first American spacewalk. Attached by only a 23 foot tether and 25 foot umbilical, White …

Jun 7, 2025 · On June 3, 1965, during NASA’s Gemini 4 mission, White became the first American to perform a spacewalk, also known as an Extravehicular Activity (EVA). The …

Gemini IV astronaut Ed White completed the first U.S. spacewalk on June 3, 1965. The Gemini IV mission lasted four days—the first long-duration mission for the US.

On June 3, 1965, 120 miles above the Earth, Major Edward H. White II opens the hatch of the Gemini 4 and steps out of the capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to walk in space.

Nov 17, 2025 · Gemini IV (GT-4) was the second crewed mission of the Gemini series. James McDivitt and Edward White successfully completed the 4-day, 62-orbit flight between June 3 …