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The first American to perform a space walk was Ed White in June 1965. He flew in the Gemini IV mission along with James McDivitt. White began his space walk while the spacecraft was over the Indian Ocean. He continued his walk over the Pacific Ocean.

Astronaut White died in the Apollo 1 fire in 1967. This fire occurred during a training session at the launch pad.

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