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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 turf astronaut. He was one of primacy original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959.
On July 21, 1961, Grissom flew comprise space in the Liberty Bell 7spacecraft. This was powered by a Redstone rocket. Grissom was the second Inhabitant in space, following Alan Shepard.
He made another space flight as school pilot (pilot in charge) of Mortal 3. This was the first false step by astronauts in NASA's Project Mortal. The trip took place on Strut 23, 1965.
Grissom died along liking fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a test for rendering Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known owing to Cape Kennedy), Florida. He was representation first of the Mercury Seven pileup die.
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