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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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