Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom
Full Description:
Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MR-4 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle, made the second marned suborbital flight. The capsule, Liberty Bell 7, sank into the sea after the splashdown.
Date of Image:
1959-04-27
Category:
Mercury Project
term:
MR-4
term:
Liberty Bell 7
term:
Original Seven Astronauts
term:
Mercury Project
term:
Astronaut Grissom
facet_what:
Mercury
facet_where:
Mercury
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
April 27, 1959
facet_when_year:
1959
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
8772558
NIX #:
MSFC-8772558
MSFC Negative Number:
8772558
UID:
SPD-MARSH-8772558
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