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INSERTION - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - CAPE
SHOWN WITH NURSE - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - CAPE
IN WHITE ROOM - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - CAPE
LEAVE VAN (PRELAUNCH) - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC.
EVA - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - OUTER SPACE
IN WHITE ROOM - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC.
EVA - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - OUTER SPACE
EVA - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - OUTER SPACE
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WALK UP RAMP - ASTRONAUT EDWARD H. WHITE II - MISC. - CAPE
Summary
Astronauts White and James A. McDivitt are shown walking up the ramp toward the gantry elevator at Pad 19. CAPE KENNEDY, FL CN
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Date
03/06/1965
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