GEMINI IV: FIRST AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE
Group of 4 photographs, 11 x 14 inches, on Kodak paper, c.1965, depicting Ed White's 1965 EVA, light edgwear, generally very good.
Ed White became the first American to walk in space during the second crewed mission of Project Gemini. Along with Command Pilot James McDivitt, the two orbited the Earth 66 times during the 4-day mission. The EVA was a highlight for Ed White, seen in the above images in his white space suit, the Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit (called a "zip gun" by some of the astronauts) is visible in each of the shots as is the Earth below. White was reluctant to return to the spacecraft when his time with up and said upon entering: "I'm coming back in ... and it's the saddest moment of my life."