Ed White, whose birthday we honor today, tragically lost his life in a fire inside the Apollo 1 command module. He was a @nasa astronaut who was the first American to #spacewalk. . . . . . . . . . #space #earth #nasa #cosmos #orbit #spaceexporation #hbd #otd #onthisday #happybirthday #science #scientist #astronaut #explore #brave #history #sciencehistory