Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93

The man who helped make America's first spacewalk possible has died. The man was 93.

He was surrounded by family and friends when he died, according to NASA.

McDivitt commanded two of the most important flights in the early space race and was known for being a brave test pilot.

McDivitt was chosen by NASA to be anastrologer. He became the first ever NASA rookies to command a mission.

Considered NASA's most ambitious flight at the time in 1965, the Gemini 4 mission was the first time the US performed a spacewalk.

Four years later, McDivitt commanded Apollo 9 which was a 10-day shakeout mission in March 1969 that was used to test the lunar landing craft.

He went to space in Apollo 9. From 1969 to 1972 he was the Apollo Spacecraft Program manager. He was a brigadier general in the Air Force.

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