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Image: Grissom prepares to enter Liberty Bell 7 61-MR4-76

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Description: Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom prepares to enter the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft prior to his successful 5,310 mph (8,550 km/h) space ride. He reached an altitude of 118 miles (190 km). This was the second man-in-space flight for the U.S. in its series of suborbital flights by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Title: Grissom prepares to enter Liberty Bell 7 61-MR4-76
Credit: Kennedy Space Center Photo Archive: description, image file
Author: NASA
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