St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: June 3, 2022

St. Louis MO

06 June, 2022

12:30 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: June 3, 2022 On this date in 1965, Major Edward White II became the first American astronaut to conduct a spacewalk. He spent 20 minutes outside the Gemini 4 capsule while orbiting Earth at an altitude of 120 miles. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.