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James A. McDivitt, First American Astronaut to Spacewalk, Has Died

Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, passed away in his sleep on Oct. 13 in Tucson, Arizona, according to an Oct. 17 press release from NASA. He was 93 years old. “During Gemini IV, White would become the first American to venture outside his spacecraft for…


Apollo Astronaut James A. McDivitt Dies at Age 93

Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, passed away in his sleep on Oct. 13 in Tucson, Arizona, according to an Oct. 17 press release from NASA. He was 93 years old. McDivitt first flew in space as commander of the Gemini IV mission in June 1965….


NASA Astronaut to Join Russians on Soyuz Rocket

U.S. astronaut Frank Rubio will launch to the space station from Kazakhstan with two Russians in September. That same month, Russian cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, will join two Americans and one Japanese aboard a SpaceX rocket flying from Florida. Another crew swap will occur next spring. This will be Rubio’s first spaceflight since becoming an astronaut…