Gus Grissom
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Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American astronaut, and one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space. Grissom went on to be a Project Gemini and Apollo program astronaut for NASA.
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Grissom in the United States Air Force
Grissom (far left) with fellow Project Mercury astronauts and a model of the Atlas rocket, July 12, 1962
Grissom in front of the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft
Liberty Bell 7, recovered in 1999, was restored and is displayed at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas
Grissom with the Apollo 1 crew in 1966
Apollo 1 crew, Grissom, White, and ChaffeeAwards 10
In their orbit 1
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James McDivittAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Robert CrippenAlso won International Space Hall of Fame
Jack SwigertAlso won International Space Hall of Fame
John YoungAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Julie PayetteAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Christa McAuliffeAlso won Congressional Space Medal of HonorAbout this person
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American astronaut, and one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space. Grissom went on to be a Project Gemini and Apollo program astronaut for NASA. As a member of the NASA Astronaut Corps, Grissom was the second American to fly in space in 1961. He was also the second American to fly in space twice, preceded only by Joe Walker with his sub-orbital X-15 flights.
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