Triangular heat shield segment, 1 by 2 inches. Encased in lucite, the base with text reading: "GT-4, June 3, 1965." The date is that of the launch of Gemini-Titan 4, which carried James McDivitt and Ed White on a four-day earth orbital mission. White performed the United States' first EVA or spacewalk on the first day of the mission. The top quarter-inch of the segment has been charred black due to atmospheric friction during re-entry.
Triangular heat shield segment, 1 by 2 inches. Encased in lucite, the base with text reading: "GT-4, June 3, 1965." The date is that of the launch of Gemini-Titan 4, which carried James McDivitt and Ed White on a four-day earth orbital mission. White performed the United States' first EVA or spacewalk on the first day of the mission. The top quarter-inch of the segment has been charred black due to atmospheric friction during re-entry.
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