Witness the first extravehicular activity in space: a space walk performed by astronaut Edward White on the Gemini 4 mission
This video shows the space walk of Edward H. White II, a member of the Gemini 4 mission, launched on June 3, 1965. White was the first American to leave his capsule and perform an extravehicular activity (EVA) in space. He floated outside Gemini 4 for about 20 minutes, moving with the help of a maneuvering gun, which appears in his right hand. White was later one of three Apollo astronauts killed on January 27, 1967, during a training accident.
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