Virgil Ivan "Gus” GRISSOM
16 Worldwide / 5 USA
Date of birth: April 03, 1926.
The Suborbital Flight.
- Launch: July 21, 1961 at 12.20; Mercury 11 (Liberty Bell 7) MR-4 flight. Commander.
- Splash down: July 21, 1961 at 12.36; Mercury 11 (Liberty Bell 7) MR-4 flight Commander.
- Flight duration: 00 days, 00 hours, 15 minutes, 37 seconds
The 1st Space Flight:
- Launch: March 23, 1965 at 14.24; "Gemini 3”. Commander.
- Splash down: March 23, 1965 at 19.16; "Gemini 3”. Commander
- Flight duration: 00 days, 04 hours, 52 minutes, 31 seconds.
Total space flights – 1.
Total time in space: 00 days, 04 hours, 52 minutes, 31 seconds (without Suborbital Flight).
Date of death: January 27, 1967.
He perished in the Apollo spacecraft flash fire during a launch pad test at Kennedy Space Center.
