Capt Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom Usaf 1926 1967 April 1961 Stock Photo

Capt Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom Usaf 1926 1967 April 1961 Stock Photo Mission insignia. 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 was born on april 3, 1926 in mitchell, indiana, a tiny midwestern community of about three thousand residents tucked away in the southern half of the state. virgil was the eldest of dennis and cecile grissom's four children, which included two brothers, norman and lowell and one sister, wilma.

Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom Digital Art By Ralph Morse Pixels Download this stock image: virgil 'gus' grissom n(1926 1967). american astronaut. photographed prior to centrifuge testing at johnsville, pennsylvania, april 1961. fg114h from alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. The second american to travel in space; first person to enter space twice. virgil ivan “gus” grissom was born on april 3, 1926, in mitchell, indiana. the son of a railroad worker, grissom graduated from high school in mitchell in 1944 then was an aviation cadet until he was discharged in november 1945. he graduated from purdue university. Born virgil ivan grissom on april 3, 1926, in mitchell, indiana, "gus" grissom grew up in a loving family. his father, dennis, a baltimore and ohio railroad employee, and his mother, cecile, raised gus with his two younger brothers and sister. as a child, gus assembled balsa wood airplane models, learned to hunt and fish, and became a boy scout. Grissom, virgil ivan ("gus")(b. 3 april 1926 in mitchell, indiana; d. 27 january 1967 in cape kennedy [now cape canaveral], florida), u.s. air force pilot who in the 1960s became one of the first seven u.s. astronauts; the second american to fly in space and the first to maneuver his spacecraft; the first american to fly into space twice; and the commander of apollo 1, the prototype vessel for.

Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom 1926 1967 Find A Grave Photos Space Born virgil ivan grissom on april 3, 1926, in mitchell, indiana, "gus" grissom grew up in a loving family. his father, dennis, a baltimore and ohio railroad employee, and his mother, cecile, raised gus with his two younger brothers and sister. as a child, gus assembled balsa wood airplane models, learned to hunt and fish, and became a boy scout. Grissom, virgil ivan ("gus")(b. 3 april 1926 in mitchell, indiana; d. 27 january 1967 in cape kennedy [now cape canaveral], florida), u.s. air force pilot who in the 1960s became one of the first seven u.s. astronauts; the second american to fly in space and the first to maneuver his spacecraft; the first american to fly into space twice; and the commander of apollo 1, the prototype vessel for. 1926 april 3 . birth of virgil ivan 'gus' grissom . nation: usa. related persons: grissom. american test pilot astronaut 1959 1967. second american in space and first gemini commander. flew 100 combat missions in korea. died in on pad fire of apollo 1. 2 spaceflights, 5.1 hours in space. flew to orbit on gemini 3 (1965). 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.

Astronauts L To R Usaf Lt Col Virgil Gus Ivan Grissom Usaf Lt 1926 april 3 . birth of virgil ivan 'gus' grissom . nation: usa. related persons: grissom. american test pilot astronaut 1959 1967. second american in space and first gemini commander. flew 100 combat missions in korea. died in on pad fire of apollo 1. 2 spaceflights, 5.1 hours in space. flew to orbit on gemini 3 (1965). 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.