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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
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.
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, causing...
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.
19 ago 2019 · Il 23 marzo 1965, Gus Grissom prestò servizio come pilota di comando sul primo volo Gemini con equipaggio ed è stato il primo astronauta a volare nello spazio due volte. È stata una missione a tre orbite durante la quale l'equipaggio ha effettuato le prime modifiche alla traiettoria orbitale e il primo rientro in sollevamento di ...
17 lug 2021 · Gus Grissom had just entered the history books. A mere 10 weeks after Alan Shepard made America’s first human flight into space, Grissom followed with the second one, a 15-minute suborbital hop...
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.
