Gus Grissom - Wikipedia
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 I. Grissom | Mercury, Gemini & Apollo | Britannica
Aug 28, 2024 · Virgil I. Grissom (born April 3, 1926, Mitchell, Ind., U.S.—died Jan. 27, 1967, Cape Kennedy, Fla.) was the second U.S. astronaut to travel in space and the command pilot of the ill-fated Apollo 1 crew.
Apollo 1 tragedy: The fatal fire and its aftermath
Nov 16, 2023 · Commander Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom, America’s second man in space, was joined on Apollo 1 by Senior Pilot Ed White, the nation’s first spacewalker. Rounding out the Apollo 1 crew was Pilot Roger...
Former Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom - NASA
Jun 7, 2024 · Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom was one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, flew the first crewed mission of the Gemini Program, and was named to serve as command pilot for the AS-204 mission, the first 3-man Apollo flight.
55 Years Ago: Tragedy on the Launch Pad - NASA
On Jan. 27, 1967, with the planned launch of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew just 25 days away, Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee were conducting a key test with their spacecraft on the launch pad.
55 Years Ago: The Apollo 1 Fire and its Aftermath - NASA
Feb 3, 2022 · The nation’s Moon landing program suffered a shocking setback on Jan. 27, 1967, with the deaths of Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee in a flash fire aboard their spacecraft during a ground test on the launch pad.
Remembering NASA Astronaut Gus Grissom - ThoughtCo
Aug 19, 2019 · In the history of NASA's space flights, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom stands out as one of the first men to orbit the Earth and was on the career track to become an Apollo astronaut bound for the Moon at the time of his death in 1967 in the Apollo 1 fire.
How the Apollo 1 Mission Turned Deadly—Before Blastoff
Jan 26, 2017 · The three men set to blast off on Apollo 1—rookie astronaut Roger Chaffee and veterans Virgil “Gus” Grissom and Ed White—had issues with the new craft as well.
Apollo 1 - National Air and Space Museum
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Commander. Participating in both the Mercury and Gemini programs, Grissom was the second U.S citizen in space in 1961. But that trip, which was nearly identical to Alan Shepard's famed first flight, almost ended in disaster.