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Gus Grissom, pseudonimo di Virgil Ivan Grissom ( Mitchell, 3 aprile 1926 – John F. Kennedy Space Center, 27 gennaio 1967 ), è stato un aviatore e astronauta statunitense . Indice. 1 Biografia. 1.1 Primi anni. 1.2 NASA. 1.3 Morte. 2 Onorificenze. 3 Omaggi. 4 Note. 5 Bibliografia. 6 Altri progetti. 7 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia. Primi anni.
- 27 gennaio 1967 e 1967
- Deceduto
- 3 aprile 1926 e 1926
- Stati Uniti
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.
- Virgil Ivan Grissom, April 3, 1926, Mitchell, Indiana, U.S.
21 lug 2021 · How did Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom, after a near-perfect flight on just the second U.S. space mission, inadvertently “blow” the escape hatch prematurely on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule,...
- Tony Reichhardt
3 apr 2024 · Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom was one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, flew the first crewed mission of the Gemini Program, and was named to serve as command pilot for the AS-204 mission, the first 3-man Apollo flight. Quick Facts. On March 23, 1965, Grissom served as command pilot on the first manned Gemini Flight.
19 ago 2019 · Aggiornato il 19 agosto 2019. Nella storia dei voli spaziali della NASA, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom si distingue come uno dei primi uomini ad orbitare attorno alla Terra ed era sulla buona strada per diventare un astronauta dell'Apollo diretto sulla Luna al momento della sua morte nel 1967 nell'incendio dell'Apollo 1 .
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 gen 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...
