Memorandum from Edward C. Welsh to President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Subject of Gemini
5/25/1965
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This memorandum from Edward C. Welsh, Executive Secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, informed President Lyndon B. Johnson that the Gemini 4 space flight scheduled to launch on June 3, 1965, would include an experimental space walk by astronaut Major Edward White.
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This May 25, 1965, memorandum from Edward C. Welsh, Executive Secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, informed President Lyndon B. Johnson that the Gemini 4 space flight scheduled to launch on June 3, 1965, would include an experimental space walk by astronaut Major Edward White. Gemini 4 was NASA's first Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) operation.
This primary source comes from the White House Central Files (Johnson Administration).
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596081Full Citation: Memorandum from Edward C. Welsh to President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Subject of Gemini; 5/25/1965; White House Central Files (Johnson Administration). [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/memorandum-from-edward-c-welsh-to-president-lyndon-b-johnson-on-the-subject-of-gemini, May 19, 2024]