Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Title:
Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
Full Description:
Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, "Liberty Bell 7" arrives aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Randolph, following his 15 minute 37 seconds suborbital space mission. He is flanked by military medical officers. Grissom's capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later.
Date:
07/21/1961
NASA Center:
Johnson Space Center
Subject Category:
Mercury-Astronaut
Subject Category:
Mercury-Program
Keywords:
USS
Keywords:
7
Keywords:
Mercury
Keywords:
Redstone
Keywords:
Project
Keywords:
Virgil
Keywords:
Grissom
Keywords:
Gus
Keywords:
Bell
Keywords:
Liberty
Keywords:
Randolph
Audience:
General Public
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_when:
07-21-1961
facet_when_year:
1961
Image #:
S61-02894
original_url:
UID:
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1332
Center:
JSC
Center Number:
S61-02894
GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001332
Creator-Photographer:
NASA
Original Source:
DIGITAL

Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph