Ed White Margaret Williams Tucker, Georgia, USA Artist Statement Ed White was the first American to walk in space. On June 3, 1965, he popped the hatch of the Gemini 4 spacecraft over the Pacific Ocean near HI and emerged into space for an EVA that lasted 23 minutes....
Alan Shepard Margaret Williams Tucker, Georgia, USA Artist Statement Alan Shepard was the first American to escape earth’s atmosphere and venture into space. On May 5, 1961 a Redstone rocket launched his Freedom 7 capsule 116 miles above the earth. The flight...
