Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Full Description:
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom climbs into "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft the morning of July 21, 1961. Backup Astronaut John Glenn assists in the operation. The Mercury-Redstone 4(MR-4) successfully launched the Liberty Bell 7 at 7:20 am EST on July 21, 1961. MR-4 was the second in a series of successful U.S. manned suborbital flights.
Date:
07/21/1961
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Astronauts
Subject Category:
Mercury-Astronaut
Subject Category:
Mercury-Program
Subject Category:
Mercury-Gemini Spacecraft
Keywords:
John
Keywords:
7
Keywords:
Glenn
Keywords:
Mercury
Keywords:
Redstone
Keywords:
Virgil
Keywords:
Grissom
Keywords:
Bell
Keywords:
Liberty
Keywords:
MR-4
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Gemini
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_who:
John H. Glenn
facet_when:
July 21, 1961
facet_when:
07-21-1961
facet_when_year:
1961
Image #:
S-61-2886
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0048
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S-61-2886
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000048
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7