A Star of David was one of the three religious items which Major Edward White took with him on the Gemini 4 flight last week along with his fellow astronaut, Maj. James McDivitt, Maj. White said here this weekend in reporting on the historic four-day space flight.
Maj. White said that he took the Star of David along with a St. Christopher medal and a gold cross to express his faith in himself in those who supported him, in his companion in the capsule and in God.
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