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First American space walk... Fine coverage...
First American space walk... Fine coverage...
Item # 687539
June 04, 1965
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 4, 1965
* Astronaut - Major Edward H. White
* Gemini 4 Space Capsule
* First American Space Walk
The banner headlines proclaim: "ED WHITE STROLLS IN SKY" "Out Of Capsule 20 minutes; 2 Spin On" with a subhead: "Becomes World's 1st Spaceman To Guide Himself During Walk" and photos of both him and astronaut James McDivitt.
The back page has a wealth of related photos.
Ed White became the first American to walk in space. The feat came ten weeks after Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov conducted the first spacewalk.
White spent roughly 20 minutes floating in space attached by only a 23 foot tether and 25 foot umbilical, with the world far below him. He circled the Earth at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour and traveled a total distance of 6,500 miles.
White’s walk was part of the four-day Gemini IV mission which sought to study the effects of prolonged space flight.
The complete issue with all 76 pages, nice condition.
The complete issue with all 76 pages, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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