Image: Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom MSFC-8772558
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Description: Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, one of the original seven astronauts for Project Mercury selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MR-4 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle, made the second manned suborbital flight. The capsule, Liberty Bell 7, sank into the sea after the splashdown.
Title: Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom MSFC-8772558
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Author: NASA
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