Virgil "Gus" Grissom grew up in Mitchell, Indiana and went on to become one NASA's first astronauts. Indiana astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom, who grew up in tiny Mitchell, Indiana, and went on to ...

Most cancers, in general, are caused by the body’s repeated exposure to harmful chemicals in our environment. These include ...

Russell “Rusty” Schweickart was among the first astronauts in space and the first to pilot the lunar module during the Apollo ...

After groundbreaking success with the Mercury and Gemini missions, NASA was rocked by the Apollo 1 disaster, in which all three crew members (Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee) were killed ...

That's "Gus" as in Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom. "Gus really had a big hand in everything, from the way the cockpit was laid out to what instruments went where," says John Young, Grissom's partner on ...

Senior couples may be in the winter of their lives, but the heat of the summer could still be lingering inside them, many thinking intimacy is no longer possible.

For the first time, many of those closest to the flight of Liberty Bell 7 and astronaut Gus Grissom offer their stories and opinions on the dramatic events of July 21, 1961, and his later pioneering ...

Today in History for July 20: In 1576, English explorer Martin Frobisher discovered the bay off Baffin Island that now bears his name. He thought it was a passage dividing America from Asia.

Object Details Manufacturer Vienna Mint Summary This Project Mercury commemorative medal was struck by the Vienna Mint. Project Mercury was NASA's first human spaceflight program. Alan Shepard, Virgil ...

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Purdue University, already known as the Cradle of Astronauts, is now establishing itself among the academic leaders for the U ...