Manned Flight No. | 16 |
Manned flight of the USA No. | 8 |
The manned flight of the Gemini No. | 2 |
Launch: | 06/03/1965 15:15:59 |
Landing: | 06/07/1965 17:12:11 |
Duration: | 4 d 1 h 56 m 12 s (97 h 56 m 12 s) |
Orbits completed: | 62 |
Astronaut No. 20
Astronaut of the USA No. 9
White: 1st flight
Cumulative time: 4 d 1 h 56 m 12 s
(97 h 56 m 12 s)
Astronaut No. 19
Astronaut of the USA No. 8
McDivitt: 1st flight
Cumulative time: 4 d 1 h 56 m 12 s
(97 h 56 m 12 s)
Edward White and James McDivitt in Gemini spaceship.
Edward White in open space.
The longest flight:
06/14/1963 4 d 23 h 7 m (119 h 7 m) Valery Bykovsky
The most cumulative time in space:
4 d 23 h 7 m (119 h 7 m) Valery Bykovsky
The srcond manned flight on the program Gemini. During the flight Edward White left the spacecraft and enter in the open space. It was the first american EVA. Astronaut Edward White became the first American to conduct a spacewalk.