Guion Bluford was the first African-American to actually make it to space. Other African Americans were chosen to be astronauts before him, but they didn't make it to space. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. would have been the first, but he was killed in a jet accident during a training exercise.Bernard A. Harris, Jr. was the first African-American to walk in space.Mae Jemison was the first Black woman in space.
Kathryn D. Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space in 1984 as part of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41G.
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No, Astronaut John Glenn was not the first American to walk on the moon. The first American to walk on the moon was astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. John Glenn achieved the distinction of being the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
No, Edwin White was not the first person to walk in space. The first person to walk in space was Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov on March 18, 1965 during the Voskhod 2 mission. Edwin White was a NASA astronaut who conducted a spacewalk on June 3, 1965 during the Gemini 4 mission.
Guion Bluford was the first African-American to actually make it to space. Other African Americans were chosen to be astronauts before him, but they didn't make it to space. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. would have been the first, but he was killed in a jet accident during a training exercise.Bernard A. Harris, Jr. was the first African-American to walk in space.Mae Jemison was the first Black woman in space.
The first American to walk in space was edward. H. White.
Kathryn D. Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space in 1984 as part of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41G.
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Edward White became the first American to walk in space on June 3, 1965.
Around 35 years ago or something like that
He is Edward White the first American to walk in space.
Edward Higgins White II
Soviet cosmonaut Alexi Leonov became the first man to walk in space on March 18, 1965.Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov became the first person to walk in space during the Voskhod II mission on March 18, 1965. This very nearly ended in disaster, as the cosmonaut had extreme difficulty in re-entering his spacecraft.The first space walk was done by Alexi Levenov. Edward White was the first American to walk in space.The first man ever to make a space walk was USSR cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.First Russian Cosmonaut: Aleksei A. Leonov--on March 18th, 1965First American Astronaut: Edward Higgins White II--June 3rd, 1965
Probably Benjamin Banneker, who was born in 1731. He was a mathematician, an astronomer and a surveyor.
No, Astronaut John Glenn was not the first American to walk on the moon. The first American to walk on the moon was astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. John Glenn achieved the distinction of being the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
No, Edwin White was not the first person to walk in space. The first person to walk in space was Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov on March 18, 1965 during the Voskhod 2 mission. Edwin White was a NASA astronaut who conducted a spacewalk on June 3, 1965 during the Gemini 4 mission.