Gus Grissom - Wikipedia
Grissom was a World War II and Korean War veteran, mechanical engineer, and USAF test pilot. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster, …
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 …
Virgil I. Grissom | Mercury, Gemini & Apollo | Britannica
Nov 6, 2025 · 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 …
Virgil Gus Grissom — AMF CSE
Grissom earned the nickname "Gruff Gus" by being outspoken about the technical deficiencies of the spacecraft. The engineers who programmed the Apollo training simulator had a difficult …
Gus Grissom - Wikiwand
Grissom was a World War II and Korean War veteran, mechanical engineer, and USAF test pilot. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster, …
Gus Grissom - Purdue In Space
Feb 5, 2024 · Before becoming an astronaut, Grissom was a World War II and Korean War veteran. He became a fighter pilot and test pilot in the U.S. Air Force and flew 100 combat …
Interview-Gus Grissom | Boos Research Center
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force, and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National …
Gus Grissom - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wiki
Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts, a United States Air Force test pilot and a …
Grissom, Virgil "Gus" - Encyclopedia.com
Among the first to respond to his country's call to pioneer space travel was Virgil "Gus" Grissom. From among five hundred military pilots who met the standards NASA set for its first …
Gus Grissom – Apollo Space Program
Virgil “Gus” Grissom was an American astronaut and one of the original Mercury Seven, a group of military test pilots selected by NASA to be the first Americans in space.