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6 de jun. de 2024 · James McDivitt (born June 10, 1929, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 14, 2022) was a U.S. astronaut and business executive who was the command pilot of Gemini 4 (launched June 3, 1965), which included the first space walk by an American ( Ed White ).
3 de jun. de 2024 · James A. McDivitt. Commander. General McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962. He was command pilot for Gemini 4 and commander of Apollo 9. This was the first flight of the complete set of Apollo hardware and was the first flight of the Lunar Module.
12 de jun. de 2024 · James A. McDivitt. Command pilot for first backup crew (Apr–Dec 1966)
10 de jun. de 2024 · NASA EXPERIENCE: General McDivitt was selected as an astronaut by NASA in September 1962. He was command pilot for Gemini 4, a 66orbit 4--day mission that began on June 3, and ended June 7, 1965. Highlights of the mission included a controlled extra-vehicular activity period and a number of experiments.
Hace 2 días · Astronaut Jim McDivitt 's crew, who were training to fly the first lunar module flight in low Earth orbit, became the crew for the Apollo 9 mission, and Borman's crew were moved to the Apollo 8 mission.
8 de jun. de 2024 · Scott then spent ten days in orbit in March 1969 as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9, a mission that extensively tested the Apollo spacecraft, along with Commander James McDivitt and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart.
8 de jun. de 2024 · Slayton asked James McDivitt, the designated commander of the second mission, if he still wanted to fly it. McDivitt turned it down; his crew had spent a great deal of time preparing to test...
