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Signed publicity sheet for astronaut Ed White
Signed publicity sheet for astronaut Ed White
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Heading: (Space)
Author: White, Edward Higgins, II
Title: Printed publicity sheet inscribed and signed by Edward H. White
Place Published: No place
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Date Published: c.1965
Description:

Inscribed in ink in lower margin, "To Ben, Best wishes, Edward H. White." On printed sheet headed 'Together Let Us Explore the Stars' with a biographical sketch and portrait of White.

White was selected as one of the second group of astronauts. He was assigned as pilot of Gemini 4 alongside command pilot James McDivitt. On June 3, 1965, White became the first American to walk in space.

He was then assigned as senior pilot of the first crewed Apollo mission, Apollo 1. White died on January 27, 1967, alongside astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger B. Chaffee in a fire during pre-launch testing for Apollo 1 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for his flight in Gemini 4 and was then awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously.

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Three hand-made punch holes in left margins for insertion in binder, affecting the border line; very good.
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Signed publicity sheet for astronaut Ed White

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