photo James McDivitt
First name and last name James McDivitt
Date of birth 10.06.1929
Date of death 13.10.2022
Nationality USA
Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Status Dead
Type of astronaut Government agency
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McDivitt

Missions:

  • Gemini IV
  • Apollo 9

Additional information James McDivitt

James Alton "Jim" McDivitt was an American former test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut who flew in the Gemini and Apollo programs. He commanded the Gemini 4 flight during which Ed White performed the first U.S. spacewalk, and later the Apollo 9 flight which was the first manned flight test of the Lunar Module and the complete set of Apollo flight hardware. He later became Manager of Lunar Landing Operations and was the Apollo Spacecraft Program Manager from 1969 to 1972.