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Virgil Ivan „Gus“ Grissom (* 3. April 1926 in Mitchell, Indiana; † 27. Januar 1967 in Cape Canaveral, Florida) war ein US-amerikanischer Astronaut. Er war nach Alan Shepard der zweite US-Amerikaner und dritte Mensch im Weltraum und auch der erste Mensch, der zweimal in den Weltraum reiste.
Virgil Ivan " Gus " Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original men, the Mercury Seven, selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space.
7. Juni 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Virgil I. Grissom, one of the seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in 1959. He flew the first crewed Gemini mission and was command pilot for the first Apollo mission, but died in a launch pad fire in 1967.
21. Mai 2024 · Virgil I. Grissom (born April 3, 1926, Mitchell, Ind., U.S.—died Jan. 27, 1967, Cape Kennedy, Fla.) was the second U.S. astronaut to travel in space and the command pilot of the ill-fated Apollo 1 crew.
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Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom had been part of the U.S. manned space program since it began in 1959, having been selected as one of NASA's Original Seven Mercury Astronauts. His second space flight on Gemini III earned him the distinction of being the first man to fly in space twice.
28. Jan. 2014 · Virgil "Gus" Grissom was a NASA astronaut who flew twice in space and was selected to command the first Apollo manned mission as well. He died, however, when a fire erupted in his spacecraft in...
3. Apr. 2001 · Virgil Grissom – besser bekannt als Gus Grissom – war ein passionierter Flieger. Der Tag war für ihn perfekt, wenn er vom Morgengrauen bis zur Dunkelheit hoch über der Erde dahin jagte....
