We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon
in this decade and do the other things, not because they are
easy, but because they are hard.
John F. Kennedy Sept. 12, 1962
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Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
April 3, 1926 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Mitchell, Indiana |
| Died: |
January 27, 1967 |
| Cause of Death: |
Killed in the Apollo 1 fire |
| Joined NASA: |
April 2, 1959 |
| Space Flights: |
2 |
| Time in Space: |
5 hours, 9 minutes, 8 seconds |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Mercury-Redstone 4 "Liberty Bell 7" July 21, 1961 Assignment: Pilot Flight Duration: 15 minutes, 37 seconds
Mercury-Atlas 6 "Friendship 7" Assignment: Capcom (Bermuda)
Mercury-Atlas 7 "Aurora 7" Assignment: Capcom (Cape)
Mercury-Atlas 8 "Sigma 7" Assignment: Capcom (Hawaii)
Mercury-Atlas 9 "Faith 7" Assignment: Capcom (Guayamas, Mexico)
Gemini 3 "Molly Brown" March 23, 1965 Assignment: Command Pilot Flight Duration: 4 hours, 53 minutes, 31 seconds
Gemini 4 Assignment: Capcom (Houston)
Gemini 5 Assignment: Capcom (Cape)
Gemini 6A Assignment: Back-up Command Pilot
Apollo 1 Assignment: Commander
HIGHLIGHTS
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