Gemini 4: First US Spacewalk Happened 60 Years Ago

Gemini 4: First US spacewalk happened 60 years ago

: Four years later, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon

60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025

NASA astronaut Ed White is seen floating above Earth in the vacuum of space during the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965.

First American Spacewalk 60 Years Ago Today

Ed White made a historic spacewalk on June 3, 1965. Here's what the spacewalk studied.

60 Years Of U.S. Spacewalks In 10 Amazing Images - Digital Phablet

On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White made history by becoming the first American to perform a spacewalk in orbit. “This is the most incredible experience; it’s just amazing,” White exclaimed while floating outside the Gemini 4 spacecraft that day. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the inaugural U.S. spacewalk, we’ve gathered ten remarkable photographs from White’s pioneering walk and others that followed over the years. 1. Ed White during…

NASA Conducts America's Inaugural Spacewalk Mission

Celebrating a Milestone: The First American Spacewalk In the annals of space exploration, certain moments stand out as pivotal, forever altering our perspective of what is possible beyond Earth’s atmosphere. One such moment occurred on June 3, 1965, when NASA astronaut Ed White embarked on the first spacewalk by an American. This historic event was […]