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Grissom, Virgil Ivan
From: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Date: 20050101
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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 space project, Project Mercury, in 1959. He was aboard the Liberty Bell 7 when it launched on July 21, 1961, making him the second American after Alan B. Shepard to travel into space. ...
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