James Alton McDivitt Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
June 10, 1929 |
| Place of Birth: |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Joined NASA: |
September 17, 1962 |
| Left NASA: |
June 1, 1972 |
| Space Flights: |
2 |
| Time in Space: |
14 days, 2 hours, 31 minutes |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Gemini 4 June 3-7, 1965 Assignment: Command Pilot Flight Duration: 4 days, 1 hour, 56 minutes
Gemini 5 Assignment: Capcom
Apollo 9 March 3-13, 1969 Assignment: Commander Flight Duration: 10 days, 1 hour
HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1959
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Joined the US Air Force in 1951 retiring 21 years later with the rank of Brigadier General.
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Flew 145 combat missions during the Korean War.
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Graduate of the USAF Experimental Test Pilot School and the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School. Served a a Test Pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, California until selected by NASA.
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June 1965, Command Pilot of Gemini 4, the first 4 day mission by NASA which was highlighted by his Pilot Ed White's first American EVA.
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March 1969, CDR of Apollo 9, the first manned test of the Lunar Module(LM) during an earth orbital mission.
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May 1969, named Manager, Lunar Landing Operations at JSC.
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August 1969, named Manager, Apollo Spacecraft Program overseeing all lunar opeations from Apollo 12 through to Apollo 16. Resigned over a disagreement as to who should command the final Apollo landing mission.
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Left NASA and the USAF in June 1972 to become Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Consumer Power Co.
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March 1975, joined Pullman Inc., as Executive Vice-President & Director, becoming President of the Pullman Standard Division in October of that year.
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January 1981, joined Rockwell International as Senior Vice-President of Government Operations and Strategic Planning.
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