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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 Alton McDivitt, James A. McDivitt, Jim McDivitt
enlisted person, aircraft pilot, military officer, astronaut, test pilot, executive, International Space Hall of Fame, honorary doctor of the University of Michigan, Golden Plate Award, honorary doctorate, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Order of Military Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Astronaut Group 2, Air Medal, Astronaut Badge, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame, United States, 

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

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

United States, Gemini 4, 

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1965 Gemini 4

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1969 Apollo 9

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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
event	spaceflight	1965	Gemini 4	Gemini spacecraft, human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1969	Apollo 9	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