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That all changed when one of Newport News’ most famous residents, Virgil I. Grissom, took flight on July 21, 1961. On that Friday afternoon, Grissom became the second American astronaut to rocket into space. Grissom’s flight only lasted fifteen minutes but it captivated residents in Newport News.
Virgil Ivan Grissom, dit Gus Grissom, né le 3 avril 1926 à Mitchell et mort le 27 janvier 1967 à Cap Canaveral , est un pilote de l'armée de l'air américaine (USAF) et un membre des Mercury Seven, le premier groupe d'astronautes sélectionnés par la National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pour le programme Mercury, qui cherche à envoyer les premiers Américains dans l'espace.
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. Gus Grissom kam bei einem Test des Raumschiffs Apollo 1 ums Leben.
16 de nov. de 2016 · Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, one of the Mercury 7 astronauts, was selected for the Apollo program in 1966. During a launchpad test of the command module the following year, he and crewmates Ed ...
16 de abr. de 2023 · The Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School was built in 1970 to serve the children of the community of Hegewisch on the far southside of Chicago. Grissom School was named after Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom who was the second United States’ astronaut in space. Colonel Grissom was the first astronaut to make two space ...
15 de may. de 2024 · Astronaut Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom climbs into “Liberty Bell 7” spacecraft before launch on the morning of July 21, 1961. Astronaut John Glenn, Grissom’s back up, helps him into the capsule. A problem with the hatch led Grissom’s capsule to sink after splashdown. It was salvaged from the Atlantic Ocean in 1999.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Virgil Ivan Grissom. Virgil "Gus" Ivan Grissom (1926–1967) became the second American to travel into space when the National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA) launched the Liberty Bell 7 on July 21, 1961.. Air Force officer Virgil "Gus" Grissom was one of the National Atmospheric and Space Administration's (NASA) original crew of seven astronaut trainees for the nation's fledgling ...
