James McDivitt was an American NASA astronaut and United States Air Force officer who commanded Gemini 4 in 1965, during which crewmate Ed White performed the first American spacewalk. McDivitt later commanded Apollo 9 in March 1969, the first crewed test flight of the complete Apollo spacecraft including the lunar module, flown in Earth orbit to rehearse the maneuvers that would be needed for an actual Moon landing. He left NASA soon afterward to pursue a career in the aerospace industry.
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James McDivitt was a NASA astronaut who commanded Gemini 4 and Apollo 9.
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1929-06-10
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was born on June 10, 1929
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Gemini 4, Apollo 9
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James Alton McDivitt Jr. (June 10, 1929, October 13, 2022) was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs.
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(June 10, 1929, October 13, 2022) was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs.
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The three-man crew consisted of Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart.
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