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Edward White
Gemini and Apollo pilot

Mission(s):	Gemini 4 Apollo 204 (Apollo 1)		Date signed:	Unknown
Comment:	White was the first American to spacewalk. On January 27, 1967, White and his Apollo 1 crew- mates were killed when a fire swept through their spacecraft during a plugs-out test on Pad 34.

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