James McDivitt

James Alton McDivitt Jr. was an American test pilot, United States Air Force (USAF) pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut in the Gemini and Apollo programs. He joined the USAF in 1951 and flew 145 combat missions in the Korean War. In 1959, after graduating first in his class with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan through the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) program, he qualified as a test pilot at the Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School and Aerospace Research Pilot School, and joined the Manned Spacecraft Operations Branch. By September 1962, McDivitt had logged over 2,500 flight hours, of which more than 2,000 hours were in jet aircraft. This included flying as a chase pilot for Robert M. White's North American X-15 flight on July 17, 1962, in which White reached an altitude of 59.5 miles (95.8 km) and became the first X-15 pilot to be awarded Astronaut Wings.

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1929 — 2022  Wikimedia, Wikidata
James A. McDivitt; James Alton McDivitt; Jim McDivitt
executive, test pilot, aircraft pilot, enlisted person, military officer, astronaut, 

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  Apollo 9 ⓘ
  third crewed flight of the United States Apollo program

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  Gemini 4 ⓘ
  second crewed space flight in NASA's Project Gemini

United States, 

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McDivitt, Young and Slayton during survival training

NASA astronotu James Mcdivitt

Hubert H. Humphrey, John W. McCormack, Gerald R. Ford, Carl Albert, Hale Boggs, and others with a folded American flag.

Astronauts Visit McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (694725-CC)

Jim McDivitt in 1971

Astronauts Visit McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (744057-CC)

James McDivitt

James McDivitt (headshot)

McDivitt, Young and Slayton during survival training

Portrait - Astronauts Edward White and James McDivitt

• James A. McDivitt, Commander in Early NASA Triumphs, Is Dead at 93 - The New York Times article (October 17, 2022), American English, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Apollo 9	David Scott, James McDivitt, Rusty Schweickart, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Gemini 4	Ed White, Gemini spacecraft, James McDivitt, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		McDivitt, Young and Slayton during survival training		Commons
commons	image		NASA astronotu James Mcdivitt		Commons
commons	image		Hubert H. Humphrey, John W. McCormack, Gerald R. Ford, Carl Albert, Hale Boggs, and others with a folded American flag.		Commons
commons	image		Astronauts Visit McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (694725-CC)		Commons
commons	image		Jim McDivitt in 1971		Commons
commons	image		Astronauts Visit McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (744057-CC)		Commons
commons	image		James McDivitt		Commons
commons	image		James McDivitt (headshot)		Commons
commons	image		McDivitt, Young and Slayton during survival training		Commons
commons	image		Portrait - Astronauts Edward White and James McDivitt		Commons