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James McDivitt was an American test pilot, USAF pilot, engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. He commanded the first U.S. spacewalk and the first crewed Apollo Lunar Module flight, and later became the Apollo spacecraft program manager.
Oct 18, 2022 · Astronaut James McDivitt, who photographed first U.S. spacewalk on Gemini 4, commanded Apollo 9 and was program director for five moon missions, dies.
Oct 18, 2022 · James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died in his sleep last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA said in a statement Monday. He was 93. McDivitt...
Learn about James McDivitt, a U.S. astronaut and business executive who commanded Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 missions. Find out his achievements, career, and death date from Britannica.
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Oct 17, 2022 · McDivitt commanded Gemini 4 and Apollo 9, the first U.S. missions to conduct a spacewalk and test the lunar module in Earth orbit. He joined NASA in 1962 and flew with Ed White, who performed the first American EVA.
Oct 18, 2022 · WASHINGTON — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was also the commander of...
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Oct 18, 2022 · WASHINGTON (AP) — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was also the commander of 1965’s Gemini 4 mission, where his best friend and colleague Ed White made the first U.S. spacewalk.
