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

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   Death. Legacy. Liberty Bell 7 spacesuit controversy. Awards and honors. Memorials. Schools. Film and television. Notes. References. Further reading. External links. Gus Grissom.

   • Born: Virgil Ivan Grissom, April 3, 1926, Mitchell, Indiana, U.S.

   • Selection: 1959 NASA Group 1

2. www.grunge.com › 244256 › the-tragic-death-ofThe Tragic Death Of Astronaut Gus Grissom - Grunge

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   Nov 25, 2020 · As NASA reports, on January 27, 1967, a fire during a preflight test for the Apollo 1 mission took the lives of astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. In the story of NASA, one of the worst disasters in the department's history happened on solid ground.

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4. 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,...

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5. 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...

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6. www.nasa.gov › history › 55-years-ago-the-apollo-155 Years Ago: The Apollo 1 Fire and its Aftermath - NASA

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   Feb 3, 2022 · The nation’s Moon landing program suffered a shocking setback on Jan. 27, 1967, with the deaths of Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee in a flash fire aboard their spacecraft during a ground test on the launch pad.

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   How did Grissom die?

   • Technicians attempted to open the module's hatch and rescue the crew, but the heat and smoke impeded them for around five minutes, by which time it was already too late. Grissom and his crew mates most likely died from smoke inhalation and burns within the first 30 seconds of the fire.

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   What happened to the Grissom & Chaffee suit?

   • The suit remains on display to this day. In the story of NASA, one of the worst disasters in the department's history happened on solid ground. As NASA reports, on January 27, 1967, a fire during a preflight test for the Apollo 1 mission took the lives of astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee.

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   Who was Grissom & what did he do?

   • Years after his Mercury mission, Grissom — a test pilot who had flown 100 combat missions during the Korean War before joining NASA — was chosen to command the first two-person flight of the Gemini program.

   Researchers: Gus Grissom Didn't Trigger Mercury Capsule Hatch ... - NPR

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   Did Grissom get out of Apollo 1?

   • Tragically, some speculate that may have prevented Grissom and his crewmates, Edward White and Roger Chaffee, from getting out of their Apollo 1 spacecraft during the sudden pad fire that killed them in 1967. The second Mercury mission was going according to plan until the Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank in the ocean.

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8. www.space.com › 10674-apollo-1-fire-nasa-disasterPhotos of the Apollo 1 Fire: NASA's First Disaster | Space

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   Jan 27, 2013 · On Jan. 27, 1967, Apollo 1's crew—Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee—was killed when a fire erupted in their capsule during testing. Here, the trio post at their...

9. www.history.com › remembering-the-apollo-1-tragedyHow the Apollo 1 Mission Turned Deadly—Before Blastoff

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   Jan 26, 2017 · NASA. Portrait of the Apollo 1 prime crew for first manned Apollo space flight, Edward H. White II, Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom, and Roger B. Chaffee. The “plugs-out” test, during which the module...