Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Gus Grissom flew on 3 spaceflights, logging 16 minutes in space.
Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was one of the seven original National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Mercury astronauts, and the first of the Mercury Seven to die. He was also a Project Gemini and an Apollo program astronaut. Grissom was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice. In addition, Grissom was a World War II and Korean War veteran, U.S. Air Force test pilot, and a mechanical engineer. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster, a two-time recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and, posthumously, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/03/1926 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 01/27/1967 |
| Status | Lost In Training |
| First Flight | 07/21/1961 |
| Last Flight | 01/27/1967 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 16 minutes |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Gus Grissom
Explore the 3 spaceflights Gus Grissom participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.