Gemini V, launched on August 21, 1965, was a crucial mission in NASA's Gemini program, focusing on long-duration spaceflight and its effects on astronauts, as it lasted eight days. The mission also ...

In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Ed White performs the United States' first spacewalk on June 3, 1965, during the Gemini 4 mission. (James McDivitt / AP) The world’s first spacewalker was ...

Just four years after the first human traveled to space, a Soviet cosmonaut and later an American astronaut took next steps that would be vital to exploration: They walked in space. A spacewalk, when ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93. McDivitt was also the commander of 1965’s ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Fliteline medallion commemorates ...

Sixty years ago, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. The Texas native performed the first spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission on June 3, 1965. The event occurred over ...