On this day, June 3, 1965, Major Edward White II became the first American to walk in space.
Astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space on this day in history, June 3, 1965. White, an engineer, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, a test pilot and NASA astronaut, ...
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