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Kennedy Space Center opens its new exhibit on the Apollo 1 crew Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee. Moon Missions, Apollo Missions, Gus Grissom, Project Mercury, American Space, Apollo 1, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, Nasa Astronauts

Apollo Missions

Project Mercury

Kennedy Space Center

Nasa Astronauts

Kennedy Space Center opens its new exhibit on the Apollo 1 crew Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee.

In this Aug. 4, 1966 file photo, command pilot Virgil Grissom speaks during a news confere... Apollo Spacecraft, Apollo Space Program, Nasa History, Risky Business

Apollo Spacecraft

Apollo Space Program

In this Aug. 4, 1966 file photo, command pilot Virgil Grissom speaks during a news confere...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: President John F. Kennedy awards the Collier Trophy to the seven Mercury astronauts in the White House rose garden. Columbus Day, Arkansas, Gordon Cooper, John Fitzgerald, Space Travel

John Fitzgerald

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: President John F. Kennedy awards the Collier Trophy to the seven Mercury astronauts in the White House rose garden.

Gus & John Young Nasa Missions, Project Gemini, Space Race

Gus & John Young

Nasa Space, Space Photos, Space Shuttle, Brother

Back Row, Front Row, Vintage Space, Apollo, Mercury

Gus Grissom John Young Astronauts 1965 John Young Astronaut, Space Boy, Space Cowboys

John Young Astronaut

Gus Grissom John Young Astronauts 1965

ASTRONAUT GUS GRISSOM ANS JOHN YOUNG IN WASH D.C Washing Dc

ASTRONAUT GUS GRISSOM ANS JOHN YOUNG IN WASH D.C

Brother of Virgil Grissom visits boyhood home in Indiana World History, John Glenn, Nasa Photos, Major Tom

Brother of Virgil Grissom visits boyhood home in Indiana

Air Cadet Gus Grissom at the controls of his T-6 trainer, a demanding aircraft. (Courtesy of Alfred Joe Dreyer) Mercury Seven

Air Cadet Gus Grissom at the controls of his T-6 trainer, a demanding aircraft. (Courtesy of Alfred Joe Dreyer)

Flight cadets Joe Dreyer and Gus Grissom at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in 1950. Dreyer added the prophetic caption. (Courtesy of Albert Joe Dreyer) Air Force Bases, Caption, Gemini

Air Force Bases

Flight cadets Joe Dreyer and Gus Grissom at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in 1950. Dreyer added the prophetic caption. (Courtesy of Albert Joe Dreyer)

Man On The Moon

Man On The Moon

Andrews Air Force Base Feb. 26, 1962. Space Program, Astronauts

Andrews Air Force Base Feb. 26, 1962.

Project Mercury astronaut Virgil I. Grissom on the human centrifuge at the Aviation Medical Acceleration Laboratory in Johnsville, Pennsylvania. The Final Frontier, Space Crafts

The Final Frontier

Project Mercury astronaut Virgil I. Grissom on the human centrifuge at the Aviation Medical Acceleration Laboratory in Johnsville, Pennsylvania.

John Young, Mayor Wagner & Gus Grissom after getting medals. March 30, 1965.

John Young, Mayor Wagner & Gus Grissom after getting medals. March 30, 1965.

Mission Gemini 3 Return And Press Conference. Vintage Mens Haircuts, Johnson Space Center, Lawrence County

Vintage Mens Haircuts

Johnson Space Center

Lawrence County

Mission Gemini 3 Return And Press Conference.

The Mercury 7 astronauts in front of the Physiological Training Unit. ” Rocket Ships

The Mercury 7 astronauts in front of the Physiological Training Unit. ”

NASA NO. 61-MR4-61(S) 20 July 1961 Gus Grissom sits in the contour couch as pressure checks are conducted on his 20 lb. Mercury Space Suite in the Personal Equipment Room, Hangar 'S' at the Cape. Space Exploration, Spacecraft, Nasa, Contour, Indiana

Space Exploration

NASA NO. 61-MR4-61(S) 20 July 1961 Gus Grissom sits in the contour couch as pressure checks are conducted on his 20 lb. Mercury Space Suite in the Personal Equipment Room, Hangar 'S' at the Cape.

July 1961 Reclining in a contour couch in Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, Mercury Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom relaxes while adjustments are made on his full-pressure suit by Joe W Schmitt, Space Task Group Suit Specialist. NASA NO. 61-MR4-23 Space Trash

July 1961 Reclining in a contour couch in Hangar S at Cape Canaveral, Mercury Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom relaxes while adjustments are made on his full-pressure suit by Joe W Schmitt, Space Task Group Suit Specialist. NASA NO. 61-MR4-23

24 May 1962 Gus Grissom, MA-7 Capsule Communicator, is seen at his console as he talks to Scott Carpenter during the mission. NASA No. 62-MA7-104 Mission Control

Mission Control

24 May 1962 Gus Grissom, MA-7 Capsule Communicator, is seen at his console as he talks to Scott Carpenter during the mission. NASA No. 62-MA7-104

Gus Grissom with suit technician Joe Schmidt NASA NO. 61-MR4-21 Schmidt, Suit, People

Gus Grissom with suit technician Joe Schmidt NASA NO. 61-MR4-21

Mercury Seven Astronauts.Photo from collection of Claude Patterson

Mercury Seven Astronauts.Photo from collection of Claude Patterson

members of the original seven and the second group of nine eat iguana steak during tropic survival training in the Panama Canal Zone. Panama Canal, Neil Armstrong, Wilderness Survival, Two By Two

Wilderness Survival

members of the original seven and the second group of nine eat iguana steak during tropic survival training in the Panama Canal Zone.

Out Of This World

Out Of This World

Space Images

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