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Apr 3, 2024 · Grissom was one of the seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in April 1959. Grissom piloted the “Liberty Bell 7” spacecraft on July 21, 1961. Grissom’s “Liberty Bell 7” flight lasted 15 minutes and 37 seconds. On March 23, 1965, Grissom served as command pilot on the first manned Gemini Flight. Portrait of the Apollo 1 prime crew ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Gemini III (GT-3) was the first crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini series. It was piloted by astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and John Young, with the primary objective of demonstrating the crewed qualifications of the Gemini spacecraft including evaluation of the two-man Gemini design, the worldwide tracking network, the orbit ...
Apr 9, 2024 · The first class of astronauts were all test pilots: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. The men, as the media reported, had similar backgrounds, education, and skills. Obvious connections also included their age and race: all were white men in their thirties.
Mar 30, 2024 · Virgil I. Grissom was the second U.S. astronaut to travel in space and the command pilot of the ill-fated Apollo 1 crew. He and his fellow astronauts Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee were killed, becoming the first casualties of the U.S. space program, when a flash fire swept their space
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Apr 4, 2024 · Grissom might have done so too if he had not died in the Apollo 1 fire. Slayton, who was dropped from flight status due to medical reasons and became NASA's first Chief of the Astronaut Office, said, "One thing that might have been different if Gus had lived: the first guy to walk on the Moon would have been Gus Grissom, not Neil Armstrong."
Apr 3, 2024 · Virgil Ivan Grissom (1944 Gold and Blue) 3 April 1926: Virgil Ivan Grissom was born at Mitchell, Indiana, the second of five children of Dennis David Grissom, an electrician, and Cecile King Grissom. “Gus” Grissom attended Mitchell High School, graduating in 1944. He was a member of the Hi-Y Club, the Camera Club, and the Signal Club.
Apr 9, 2024 · The Mercury 7 astronauts with a Convair F-106B Delta Dart aircraft at Langley Air Force Base. From left to right: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan ...
