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[No title] Edward Higgins White, II was born on November 14, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas. White had seen the rousing parades and media blitz which surrounded the Project Mercury astronauts and their families, but he was not prepared for the attention he and his friend, Jim McDivitt would receive upon their arrival in Houston. White was scheduled to use a newly developed suit and a special hand held unit which would allow the astronaut to propel himself while performing maneuvers outside the spacecraft. www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/Apollo204/zorn/white.htm   (5719 words)

Edward Higgins White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Higgins White, II (Lt.Col, USAF) (November 14, 1930 ;– January 27, 1967) was an American astronaut. Edward H. Whie Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois Edward H. White Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, Ed White Middle School in Huntsville, Alabama and Ed White Elementary School in Houston, Texas were named in his honor. Ed White Sr High School (Jacksonville, FL) The star Iota Ursae Majoris was named "Dnoces" ("Second", as in "Edward Higgins White the Second", spelled backwards) in his honor. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Higgins_White   (409 words)

NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Edward White Edward Douglas White II Edward Douglas White II Edward D. White II was born on a farm in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana, on November 3, 1845. White was appointed associate justice of the State Supreme Court in 1879, and was elected to the U.S. Senate from Louisiana in 1891. White was appointed associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President Cleveland in 1894, was elevated to the office of chief justice of the U.S. by President Taft in 1910, and at the time of his death in 1921 had served twenty-seven years on the nation's highest tribunal. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Edward-White   (1002 words)

White, Edward Higgins, II (1930-1967) Born in San Antonio, Texas, White received a B.S. from the United States Military Academy in 1952, a M.S. from the University of Michigan in 1959, and an honorary Ph.D. in astronautics from the University of Michigan in 1965. During the first day, White stepped outside the spacecraft for a 21-min spacewalk during which he maneuvered on the end of a 7.6-m lifeline by using a hand-held jet gun. White and fellow Apollo 1 astronauts, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee, died in a spacecraft fire during a launch pad test on Jan. 27, 1967. www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/W/White.html   (289 words)

Edward Higgins White - Wikipedia Um sich ein wenig von den anderen Bewerbern für den Astronautenjob abzuheben, studierte White an der University of Michigan. Ed White wurde der Bereich der Flugkontrollsysteme zugewiesen, was ihm als begeisterten Testpiloten nur recht sein konnte. White sollte für seine EVA einen neuen Raumanzug sowie eine Steuerungseinheit, die er in der Hand halten konnte, bekommen. de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_H._White   (1037 words)

White Edward Douglass - Search Results - MSN Encarta White, Edward Douglass (1845-1921), American lawyer and politician, who became chief justice of the United States in 1910, and who is known for his... White, Edward Higgins, II (1930-1967), American astronaut and the first American to walk in space. White died in the Apollo 1 disaster at Cape... encarta.msn.com /White_Edward_Douglass.html   (121 words)

Edward H. White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Edward Higgins White II Edward Higgins White II November 1930 in San Antonio Texas ; † 27. Nach dreieinhalb Jahren kehrte die Familie White mit zwei Kindern (Edward und Bonnie Lynn) Deutschland zurück in die U.S.A. Um sich ein wenig von den Bewerbern für den Astronautenjob abzuheben studierte White der University of Michigan. White sollte für seine EVA neuen Raumanzug sowie eine Steuerungseinheit die er in Hand halten konnte bekommen. de.freeglossary.com /Edward_H._White   (934 words)

Edward White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Liberties Union urged Congress not to be appeased by the White House's capitulation... Edward Higgins White, II (November 14, 1930 - January 27, 1967) was an American astronaut. He was born in San Antonio, Texas and earned a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy in 1952, and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1959. www.wikiverse.org /edward-white   (260 words)

NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Apollo 1 Edward White Edward Higgins White, II (November 14, 1930 - January 27, 1967) was an American astronaut. Ed White, who was supposed to open the hatch, was partway out of his harness and had apparently made an effort to escape. White suffered third degree burns on 40% of his body (1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns covered 48% of his body) and his spacesuit was 25% destroyed. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Apollo-1   (4468 words)

Zoom Astronomy Glossary: W A white dwarf is a small, very dense, hot star near the end of its life. A white giant is a rare, huge white star of spectral type A. A white super giant is a rare, enormous white star of spectral type A. Deneb is a super white giant. A white hole is the time reversal of a fl hole, another singularity in space-time. www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/astronomy/glossary/indexw.shtml   (1090 words)

EDWARD H. WHITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Nach dreieinhalb Jahren kehrte die Familie White, jetzt mit zwei Kindern (Edward und Bonnie Lynn), aus Deutschland zurück in die U.S.A. Um sich ein wenig von den anderen Bewerbern für den Astronautenjob abzuheben, studierte White an der University of Michigan. McDivitt sollte als Pilot die Raumkapsel stets in gleicher Entfernung von der zweiten Titan-Raketenstufe in der Erdumlaufbahn halten und Ed White wurde auserkoren einen Weltraumspaziergang auszuführen. Die komplette Besatzung, namentlich Gus Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee und Edward H. White nahmen in der Kapsel Platz um einen Drucktest auszuführen. www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/E/Edward_H._White   (1031 words)

Ed White Astronaut Ed White was the first American to walk in space, and the first person to use jet propulsion to maneuver himself during Extra Vehicular Activity. White was later named senior pilot on the Apollo 1 mission, but he never made it back into space. White is credited with pushing NASA to adopt a single standard for the controller stick used to pilot various types of space craft, an improvement which greatly increased pilot efficiency. www.nndb.com /people/664/000030574   (224 words)

Beam Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) White and astronauts Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee were killed in a flash fire in their Apollo 1 spacecraft during testing on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. Edward Higgins White II was born Nov. 14, 1930, in San Antonio and graduated from Western High School in D.C., in 1948. White was one of nine astronauts selected by NASA in September 1962. www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/archives/jan23/bm_c12398.html   (364 words)

The Western High School-Duke Ellington School of the Arts Alumni Association: E. White Edward Higgins White II was born on November 14, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas. Ed White was determined to be the first to use jet propulsion to maneuver himself in space. This was to be the first of a series of missions to test and qualify the hardware and procedures leading to the landing of a man on the moon. www.western-ellington.org /white_e.html   (853 words)

Edward Higgins White Summary Edward Higgins White, II (Lt.Col, USAF) (November 14, 1930 ;– January 27, 1967) was an American astronaut. Edward H. White Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, Edward H. White Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, Ed White Middle School in Huntsville, Alabama and Ed White Elementary School in Houston, Texas were named in his honor. Ed White Sr High School (Jacksonville, FL) The star Iota Ursae Majoris was named "Dnoces" ("Second", as in "Edward Higgins White the Second", spelled backwards) in his honor. www.bookrags.com /Edward_Higgins_White   (476 words)

White On the first day of the flight, White made America’s first spacewalk, a 21-minute EVA during which he manoeuvred on the end of a 25-foot tether using a hand-held gas gun. White seemed to have a lot more fun than Leonov and McDivitt took the pictures that came to symbolize man in space. The crew of Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee, was killed in a fire while testing their capsule on the pad on 27 January 1967, still weeks away from launch. www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/astros/white.htm   (1289 words)

Ex Astris Scientia - Astronaut & Cosmonaut Memorial Edward Higgins White, Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom, Roger Bruce Chaffee On January 27, 1967 at 6:31 local time, the three astronauts were on a simulated launch test, when a spark ignited a fire in the command module, nourished by the pure oxygen atmosphere. White, Grissom and Chaffee were killed within seconds. www.ex-astris-scientia.org /misc/memorial.htm   (525 words)

Ed White - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Douglass White (1845–1921), Chief Justice of the U.S. Edmund White (born 1940), American writer, gay themes Ed White (wrestler) (1949–2005), known as "Sailor" or "Moondog King" This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ed_White   (113 words)

Astronaut Bio: Edward Higgins White II, (Lt. Colonel, USAF)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Ed White was the son of Edward H. White. On September 17, 1962 NASA chose White to be one of the nine out of more than 750 applicants to become an astronaut. Ed White would have been among the first three men to launch the Apollo mission to land a man on the Moon. vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov /er/seh/white.htm   (444 words)

APOLLO 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) White had been pilot for the Gemini 4 mission, during which he became the first American to walk in space. By this time the White Room was filling with dense, dark smoke from the command module interior and from secondary fires throughout level A-8. Whether the inner hatch handle was moved by the crew cannot be determined because the opening of the inner hatch from the White Room also moves the handle within the command module to the unlatched position. history.nasa.gov /SP-4029/Apollo_01a_Summary.htm   (4227 words)

White Edmund - Search Results - MSN Encarta Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, White is the son of a businessman and a liberal psychologist. White died in the Apollo 1 space capsule fire... If art is to confront AIDS more honestly than the media have done, it must begin in tact, avoid humour and end in anger. uk.encarta.msn.com /White_Edmund.html   (124 words)

Edward White   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) See also Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White quick summary: Edward douglass white (november 3, 1845 - may 19, 1921), american politician and jurist, was a united states senator, associate justice of... Project apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the united states of america using the apollo spacecraft, conducted during the years... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edward_white.htm   (724 words)

MySA.com: Metro | State White's father, Indiana native Edward H. White, learned to fly at Brooks Field, and was stationed at Kelly when the baby was born. His wife, Patricia; son, Ed White III, 12; and daughter, Bonnie, 8, were with him as he attended a luncheon and visited the Alamo, Brooks AFB and Fort Sam Houston, according to the News. On Jan. 27, 1967, White and fellow Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee were killed when a fire swept though their capsule during a practice countdown at Cape Kennedy. www.mysanantonio.com /news/metro/stories/MYSA071705.2B.thennow_white.1e5a7a1.html   (915 words)

APOLLO 1 Late on the morning of January 27, 1967, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were sealed into Spacecraft 012 for a "full dress rehearsal" with 100 per cent oxygen. Was pilot for Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7), a suborbital flight, command pilot for Gemini 3, backup command pilot for Gemini 6, and had been selected as commander of the first Apollo flight at the time of his death. Edward Higgins White, II "I think you have to understand the feeling that a pilot has, that a test pilot has, that I look forward a great deal to making the first flight. www.ufphq.com /apollo_1.htm   (748 words)

Edward white - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Start the Edward white article or add a request for it. Look for Edward white in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project. Look for Edward white in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/edward_white   (135 words)

White, Edward Higgins, 2d on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) He had been selected to be command-module pilot for the first manned Apollo flight, but was killed with crewmates Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee on Jan. 27, 1967, when a fire occurred in the space capsule during a preflight ground test. Magazines and Newspapers for: White, Edward Higgins, 2d or search in Pictures and Maps for White, Edward Higgins, 2d "Fair ones of a purer caste": white women and colonialism in nineteenth-century British Columbia. www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WhiteE1H12d.asp   (205 words)

ipedia.com: Edward White Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Edward Higgins White, II was an American astronaut. He was born in San Antonio, Texas and earned a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy in 1952, and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the Univers... He died with fellow astronauts Virgil Grissom and Roger Chaffee in the Apollo 1 fire at Cape Kennedy. www.ipedia.com /ipedia/e/ed/edward_white.html   (182 words)

Search:Higgins - OXiDE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Higgins White II, (Lt. Colonel, USAF) was born November 14, 1930, San Antonio, Texas; died January 27, 1967, in the Apollo 204 fire at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Higgins may refer to: People named Higgins: Other: This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. Higgins Associates, Inc. is one of the oldest and among the largest landscape architectural firms in Virginia. search.oxide.com /_1_2LL1TR304JKUSMU__fma.main1/search/web/Higgins/41/...   (283 words)

TANGMONKEY.COM [ Columbia ] But the memory is still there, a little boy sitting on the couch with his parents, watching something huge and white and beautiful soar into space on a column of flame, and was forever changed. It was big and white and beautiful and soaring into the sky, just like the first time. And the boy grew into a man. And the man became involved in many things, and had little time or interest in seeing something huge and white and beautiful, for there was work to be done and bills to pay. www.tangmonkey.com /columns/104425095332941.php   (510 words)

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