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Gus Grissom was the first man to return to space and was the second American to fly in space twice, who was the first?

  • Joe Walker

  • Neil Armstrong

  • Buzz Aldrin

  • Michael Collins

Answer

Joe Walker was the first American to fly in space twice. He made his first spaceflight on the Gemini 6A mission in December 1965, and his second spaceflight on the Gemini 12 mission in November 1966. Walker was also the first American to perform a spacewalk, doing so during the Gemini 12 mission.
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