• See also Edward Douglass White (1845-1921), a former Chief Justice of the United States.
• Edward White 1910-1994 is also the name of British composer of light classical music.

Edward White

Edward Higgins White, II (November 14, 1930 - January 27, 1967) was an American astronaut. Chief Justice Edward Douglass White took the office in 1910. ... The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the Judicial Branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Edward White Cropped, optimized; original from http://images. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ...

He was born in San Antonio, Texas and earned a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy in 1952, and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959. He later married and had two children, Bonnie, and Edward III. Downtown San Antonio as viewed from the Tower of the Americas San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Chapel at West Point The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was chosen with the second group of astronauts in 1962. As pilot of Gemini 4 was the first American to make a spacewalk, and was backup command pilot for Gemini 7. White was also made Astronaut specialist for the flight control systems of the Apollo CSM. By the usual process of crew rotation in the Gemini programme White would have been in line for a second orbital flight as Command Pilot of Gemini 10 but instead in 1966 was promoted to be command module pilot for the first Apollo program flight. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a 1965 manned space flight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ... Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Gemini 10 (officially Gemini X) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36. ...

He died with fellow astronauts Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee in the tragic Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy. He was buried with full military honours at West Point. Had he lived White would certainly have gone on to be Commander of a later Apollo mission and walk on the moon. Gus Grissom in his Mercury spacesuit Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (April 3, 1926–January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Air Force pilot who became one of the first American astronauts. ... Roger Chaffee Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 - January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Navy pilot who became an American astronaut in the Apollo program. ... Apollo One is the name given to the Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) spacecraft after it was destroyed by fire during a training exercise on January 27, 1967, at Pad 34 atop a Saturn IB rocket. ... Cape Canaveral is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, near the center of the Atlantic coast. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ...

As the result of a coroners inquiry many years after his death it was determined that his widow, Pat White, took her own life.

Edward White during EVA. He was the first American astronaut to perform a spacewalk, during the Gemini 4 mission.