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WASHINGTON (AP) — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93.

Unlike many of his fellow astronauts, James McDivitt didn’t yearn to fly from childhood. He was just good at it.

McDivitt was also the commander of 1965’s Gemini 4 mission, where his best friend and colleague Ed White made the first U.S. spacewalk.

Former NASA astronaut, James McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions. passed away at home surrounded by his family.

James A. McDivitt also took the iconic photographs of Ed White during the first U.S. spacewalk in NASAs Gemini 4 mission. McDivitt died Thursday.

James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93.

James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission, took the celebrated photograph of the first U.S. spacewalk, carried out by astronaut Edward H. White on June 3, 1965.

James A. McDivitt was also the commander of 1965’s Gemini 4 mission, where his best friend and colleague Ed White made the first U.S. spacewalk. His photographs of White during the spacewalk became iconic images.

Astronaut James McDivitt, who photographed first U.S. spacewalk on Gemini 4, commanded Apollo 9 and was program director for five moon missions, dies.

Irish American James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, passed away on October 13.