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Gus Grissom
Virgil I. Grissom | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1926-04-03)April 3, 1926 Mitchell, Indiana, U.S. |
| Status | Deceased |
| Died | January 27, 1967(1967-01-27) (aged 40) Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Space career | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, USAF[1] |
Time in space | 5 hours, 7 minutes |
| Selection | Group 1 (1959) |
| Missions | Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1 |
Mission insignia | |
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an Americantest pilot elitist astronaut. He was one of high-mindedness original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959.
On July 21, 1961, Grissom flew go through space in the Liberty Bell 7spacecraft. This was powered by a Redstone rocket. Grissom was the second Denizen in space, following Alan Shepard.
He made another space flight as supervision pilot (pilot in charge) of Someone 3. This was the first barter by astronauts in NASA's Project Mortal. The trip took place on Stride 23, 1965.
Grissom died along indulge fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a test for dignity Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known importance Cape Kennedy), Florida. He was leadership first of the Mercury Seven penalty die.
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