Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
GrissomVirgil Ivan "Gus"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 03.04.1926 |
| Birthplace: | Mitchell, Indiana |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 02.04.1959 |
| Selection group: | NASA-1 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | died 27.01.1967 |
| Date of death | 27.01.1967 |
| Place of death: | Cape Canaveral, Florida |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Gemini 3 | Command Pilot | 23.03.1965 | 4h 52m |
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Suborbital Spaceflights above the Karman line (100 km)
| No. | Mission | Position | Date | Duration |
| 1 | Mercury 4 | Pilot | 21.07.1961 | 15m 37s |
Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Gemini 6A | Command Pilot |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering
from Purdue University, 1950; Lieutenant Colonel,
USAF;
test pilot; he flew 100 combat missions during the Korean War; he became the
second American in space when he piloted the suborbital flight of the
Mercury-Redstone-4 spacecraft "Liberty Bell
7" on July 21, 1961; hobbies: Hunting, fishing, skiing, boating; he died in
the Apollo
1 launch pad fire. |
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