Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna52671 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Wyatt Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Rest In Peace, General McDivitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Mercy, SASS #29066 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 He was modest, but played several key roles in getting us onto the moon and back. Godspeed, sir, and prayers up for family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 He sat on a rocket and got shot into space, he had bigger cajones than I! Godspeed General. Now go explore the universe. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 I’ll always remember McDivitt and White from the first space walk with Gemini 4. I read years later in Gene Krantz space autobiography that the mission almost ended in tragedy. In addition to White’s faceplate fogging to the point he couldn’t see anything, his space suit inflated so much outside the capsule that he couldn’t get back in thru the hatch. It was touch and go to stuff him back in without tearing the suit. Sadly, Ed White later died in the Apollo 1 fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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