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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gus_GrissomGus Grissom - Wikipedia

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   Gus Grissom. Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original men, the Mercury Seven, selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space.

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3. www.smithsonianmag.com › air-space-magazine › newNew Evidence Shows That Gus Grissom Did Not Accidentally Sink ...

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   Jul 21, 2021 · How did Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom, after a near-perfect flight on just the second U.S. space mission, inadvertently “blow” the escape hatch prematurely on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule, causing...

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4. www.nasa.gov › former-astronaut-virgil-i-grissomFormer Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom - NASA

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom was one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, flew the first crewed mission of the Gemini Program, and was named to serve as command pilot for the AS-204 mission, the first 3-man Apollo flight.

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     The Supersonic Story of Virgil "Gus" Grissom with Biographer George Leopold

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6. airandspace.si.edu › stories › editorialThe Sinking of Liberty Bell 7: Gus Grissom’s Near-Fatal ...

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   Jul 21, 2021 · Grissom’s capsule, Liberty Bell 7, sank after the successful splashdown in the Atlantic, and Grissom came close to drowning. The six Mercury flights from 1961-1963 produced several nerve-racking moments, but Grissom’s was the only one that came close to killing an astronaut.

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7. www.astronomy.com › space-exploration › apollo-1Apollo 1 tragedy: The fatal fire and its aftermath

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   Nov 16, 2023 · Astronauts Gus Grissom (left), Ed White (middle), and Roger Chaffee (right), died on Jan. 27, 1967, during a flash fire inside the Apollo 1 crew capsule during a launch test rehearsal.

8. www.space.com › 24443-gus-grissomGus Grissom: 2nd American in Space | Space

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   Jan 28, 2014 · Gus Grissom was the second American in space and the first NASA astronaut to fly twice in space. (Image credit: NASA.)

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   Who was Gus Grissom?

   • Gus Grissom was a gruff, compact, working-class kid from Mitchell, Indiana, who used the GI Bill to become an engineer, fighter pilot, and test pilot. He flew 100 combat missions in Korea. Picked as one of the first seven astronauts in 1959, he made the further cut to the three who would make the initial flights.

   The Sinking of Liberty Bell 7: Gus Grissom’s Near-Fatal Mission

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   Did Gus Grissom die on Mercury?

   • Grissom’s capsule, Liberty Bell 7, sank after the successful splashdown in the Atlantic, and Grissom came close to drowning. The six Mercury flights from 1961-1963 produced several nerve-racking moments, but Grissom’s was the only one that came close to killing an astronaut. Gus Grissom suits up for his spaceflight.

   The Sinking of Liberty Bell 7: Gus Grissom’s Near-Fatal Mission

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   What happened to Gus Grissom?

   • That was where water began leaking into his suit after he was forced to leave the capsule after splashdown. Gus Grissom was a gruff, compact, working-class kid from Mitchell, Indiana, who used the GI Bill to become an engineer, fighter pilot, and test pilot. He flew 100 combat missions in Korea.

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   Did Gus Grissom blow the escape hatch?

   • It’s one of the great mysteries of the early space age. How did Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom, after a near-perfect flight on just the second U.S. space mission, inadvertently “blow” the escape hatch prematurely on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule, causing it to fill with water and sink in the Atlantic? In fact, did Grissom blow the hatch?

   New Evidence Shows That Gus Grissom Did Not Accidentally Sink His O…

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10. www.npr.org › 2021/07/22 › 1019254674Researchers: Gus Grissom Didn't Trigger Mercury Capsule ... - NPR

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    Jul 22, 2021 · The second Mercury mission was going according to plan until the Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank in the ocean. NASA exonerated astronaut Gus Grissom, and two researchers now say they know what...