~Spaceflight Records~
q: Who was the first person to fly in space twice?
a: NASA test pilot Joe Walker piloted the X-15 rocket plane to altitudes exceeding 62 statute miles in July and August 1963, becoming the first person to make multiple internationally recognized spaceflights.
Gus Grissom became the first member of NASA’s astronaut corps to make two spaceflights in 1965 (Mercury 4 & Gemini 3). Fellow Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper was the first person to complete two orbital spaceflights (Mercury 9 & Gemini 5).
A coal miner enjoys some leisure time with his family, West Virginia, 1938.