Gus Grissom

Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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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1926 — 1967  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Virgil I. Grissom; Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom; Virgil Ivan Grissom
air force officer, test pilot, mechanical engineer, astronaut, writer, flight instructor, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation Hall of Fame, Air Medal, Mercury Seven, Distinguished Flying Cross, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, International Space Hall of Fame, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, United States, 

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Mercury 7 astronauts at press conference in Dolley Madison House in 1959

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Gus Grissom in the chow line

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Gus Grissom in 1964

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight		Apollo 1	aviation accident, human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1961	Mercury-Redstone 4	space mission, crewed spacecraft	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1965	Gemini 3	Gemini spacecraft, human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		SUIT TEST - ASTRONAUT GRISSOM		Commons
commons	image		GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. - ASTRONAUT - MISC		Commons
commons	image		ASTRONAUT VIRGIL I. GRISSOM - SUIT		Commons
commons	image		Mercury 7 astronauts at press conference in Dolley Madison House in 1959		Commons
commons	image		VirgilGrissom.NASA.ws		Commons
commons	image		astronaut Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom		Commons
commons	image		Gus Grissom in the chow line		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-monument-astronauts-1964		Commons
commons	image		GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. (GUS), ASTRONAUT		Commons
commons	image		Gus Grissom in 1964		Commons