Mercury-Redstone 4 - Wikipedia
Mercury-Redstone 4 was the second United States human spaceflight, on July 21, 1961. The suborbital Project Mercury flight was launched with a Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle, MRLV-8. The spacecraft, Mercury capsule #11, was nicknamed Liberty Bell 7. It was piloted by astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom.
New Evidence Shows That Gus Grissom Did Not Accidentally Sink …
Jul 21, 2021 · How did Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom, after a near-perfect flight on just the second U.S. space mission, inadvertently “blow” the escape hatch prematurely on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule, causing...
Researchers: Gus Grissom Didn't Trigger Mercury Capsule Hatch ... - NPR
Jul 22, 2021 · A U.S. Marines helicopter hovers over the Atlantic ocean during an attempt to retrieve astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7, which sank 15,000 feet shortly after splashdown on July 21, 1961.
The Sinking of Liberty Bell 7: Gus Grissom’s Near-Fatal Mission
Jul 21, 2021 · Grissom’s capsule, Liberty Bell 7, sank after the successful splashdown in the Atlantic, and Grissom came close to drowning. The six Mercury flights from 1961-1963 produced several nerve-racking moments, but Grissom’s was the …
Mercury-Redstone 4: Liberty Bell 7 - NASA
May 15, 2024 · Liftoff of MR-4 (Mercury-Redstone), Liberty Bell 7, on July 21, 1961. MR-4 mission was the second marned suborbital flight and carried Astronaut Virgil Grissom aboard the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft in space for a duration of 15-1/2 minutes.
Liberty Bell 7 - NASA
Mar 23, 2008 · Astronaut Gus Grissom climbs into “Liberty Bell 7” spacecraft before launch on the morning of July 21, 1961. Astronaut John Glenn, Grissom’s back up, helps him into the capsule. A problem with the hatch led Grissom’s capsule to sink after splashdown.
40th Anniversary of Mercury 7: Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom - NASA
Grissom named his MR-4 spacecraft Liberty Bell 7. It seemed a logical choice "because the capsule does resemble a bell." 19 It had three significant improvements over Shepard's spacecraft. The control panel had been redesigned to accommodate future orbital flights.
Liberty Bell 7: The Peril and Promise of Space Exploration
Gus Grissom’s Liberty Bell 7 flight (sub-orbital) took place on July 21, 1961, and only lasted 15 minutes. It was a textbook mission until splashdown, when the spacecraft’s hatch door prematurely ejected off the craft— allowing it to fill with seawater and nearly drowning Grissom.
THE LOST SPACECRAFT: Liberty Bell 7 Recovered - Evergreen …
For the first time since it disappeared beneath the waves almost 40 years ago, Liberty Bell 7 sits silently and proudly for all to see. The spacecraft and its many artifacts tell their own quiet story about their 15 minutes in space and their 38 years on the ocean floor.
In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (TV Movie 1999) - IMDb
In Search of Liberty Bell 7: Directed by Peter Schnall. With Curt Newport, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Lowell Grissom. Documentary about the search for Gus Grissom's Mercury capsule, the Liberty Bell 7, that was lost in the Atlantic after splashdown.