Edward Higgins White American astronaut
Edward Higgins White is a 36 years old American astronaut from San Antonio, Texas. Edward Higgins White was born on November 14, 1930 (died on January 27, 1967, he was 36 years old) in San Antonio, Texas.
About
No, he died on 01/27/1967, 57 years ago. He was 36 years old when he died. Cause of death: smoke inhalation injury. He died in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and buried in West Point Cemetery .
Awards (5)
Awarded United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor , awarded Harmon Trophy , awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame , awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1968 and
Education
He graduated from University Of Michigan, United States Military Academy and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
What was Edward's zodiac sign?Edward Higgins White zodiac sign was scorpio.
Other facts about Edward Higgins White
Place of death | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
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Nationality | United States |
Status | Killed during training |
Type | NASA |
Different from | Edward Higgins White, Sr. |
Date of death | 1967-01-27T00:00:00Z |
Time in space | 5876 |
Family name | White. Show people with the surname White |
Military rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Cause of death | Smoke Inhalation Injury |
Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10574617 |
Part of | NASA Astronaut Group 2 |
Military branch | United States Air Force |
Given name | Edward |
Manner of death | Accident |
Employer | NASA , position held: astronaut |
Place of burial | West Point Cemetery , burial plot reference: Section 18, Row G, Grave 80 , coordinate location: Point(-73.96621 41.39938) |
Significant event | Extra-vehicular Activity , time in space: 36 , end time: 1965-06-03T00:00:00Z , start time: 1965-06-03T00:00:00Z |
Astronaut mission | Gemini 4 , series ordinal: 1 |