People from Mitchell, Indiana, USA:

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Gus Grissom
accident, space, Apollo 1

Real/Birth Name:

Virgil Ivan Grissom

Also Known As:

Virgil I. Grissom
Virgil Grissom

Nickname(s):

Gus

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

3 April 1926

Death Date:

27 January 1967

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Mitchell, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Mercury-Redstone 4 suborbital flight. Orbited in first Gemini mission, Gemini 3. Died in a fire at a pre-flight test run in the Apollo 1 (Apollo 204) capsule. See Roger Chaffee, Edward White.

Space Missions:

Apollo 1 (1967) - Died in a fire during ground test
(AS-204). Planned as a low-orbit mission February 21, 1967, but a cabin fire in a rehearsal test on January 27 killed the three astronauts.

Gemini 3 (1965)
First manned Gemini flight, three orbits.

Mercury-Redstone 4 (1961)
Call sign: Liberty Bell 7. Suborbital test. Spacecraft sank during recovery when hatch unexpectedly blew off. Recovered by carrier USS Randolph.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1978.

International Space Hall of Fame.

National Aviation Hall of Fame 1987.

U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1990.

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People from Mitchell, Indiana, USA:

Gus Grissom accident, space, Apollo 1

Brief Facts:

Space Missions:

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Gus Grissom
accident, space, Apollo 1