Photograph of Virgil L. Grissom Preparing for Centrifuge Tests
Original caption: Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, 35, prepares for centrifuge tests at the U.S. Navy's center at Johnsville, Pennsylvania during April of this year. These tests were conducted to determine the rea... More
Astronaut Virgil Grissom - Training Prep - Centrifuge - Johnsonville, ...
B59-00586 (1959) --- Astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grissom is seen preparing for training in the centrifuge at Johnsville. A Navy corpsman attaches sensors to Grissom to monitor his body's reaction to the centrifuge. ... More
Mercury Project, NASA Mercury project
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 ... More
B59-00587 (1959) --- Astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grissom is pictured leavin...
B59-00587 (1959) --- Astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grissom is pictured leaving a U.S. Navy installation and removing his helmet. Photo credit: NASA
Portrait - Astronaut Grissom, Virgil I.
G60-02740 (May 1960) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom. Photo credit: NASA
Astronaut Virgil Grissom standing beside F-102 on the flight line
B60-00708 (1960) --- Astronaut Virgil I (Gus) Grissom pictured standing beside a F-102 on the flight line. Photo credit: NASA
ASTRONAUT VIRGIL I. GRISSOM - SUIT - SUIT ADJUSTMENT - CAPE
S64-36915 (1961) --- A NASA suit technician adjusts astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom's Mercury pressure suit during prelaunch activities at the Florida Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
ASTRONAUT VIRGIL I. GRISSOM - SUIT
S64-36909 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight, wearing Mercury pressure suit, poses for picture during training activities at the Florida Space Cente... More
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Preparing for Testing
Original caption: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, 35, is prepared for testing in the U.S. Navy centrifuge at Johnsville, Pennsylvania. Grissom is one of three NAA astr... More
Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
(July 21, 1961) 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 ... More
Failed Attempt to Recover Liberty Bell 7
(July 21, 1961) After the hatch "Liberty Bell 7" opened prematurely, gallons of seawater entered the spacecraft. A helicopter recovery team attempted to empty the water, as seen in this photo. Seconds after thi... More
GRISSOM, VIRGIL I., ASTRONAUT - RECOVERY
S61-04037 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 spaceflight, sits in a life raft during water egress training activies. Photo credit: NASA
SCHIRRA, WALTER, JR. - ASTRONAUT - MISC.
S61-02839 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight, suits up for MR-4 simulation training. Assisting is suit technician Joe Schmitt. Photo credit: NASA
Grissom Onboard the USS Randolph
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 ... More
Freedom 7 Prelaunch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(May 5, 1961) Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom wishes Alan B. Shepard a safe flight just before insertion into the Freedom 7 spacecraft mated on the Redstone rocket...Image # : 71P-0245
ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. - MERCURY SPACECRAFT - EGRESS TRAINING
S61-03885 (26 April 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, wearing the new Mercury spacesuit, stands outside of a mock-up of the Mercury capsule on the deck of a ship taking him to emergency water egress ... More
SUIT TEST - ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, NASA Mercury project
G61-00490 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, wearing the new Mercury pressure suit, is preparing for centrifuge training. He is receiving assistance in adjusting the breathing apparatus which is atta... More
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Preparing for Testing in the...
Original caption: Being readied for testing in the U.S. Navy's centrifuge at Johnsville, Pennsylvania is Virgil I. Grissom, 35, one of three astronauts chosen for the first manned suborbital flight of Project M... More
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom
Original caption: Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, 35, is shown following centrifuge testing at Johnsville, Pennsylvania which took place during April of this year. Grissom is one of three astronauts who have Aeron... More
Astronaut Virgil Grissom in new Mercury Space Suit during egress train...
S61-03893 (26 April 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, wearing the new Mercury spacesuit, poses for a picture during emergency egress training activities at the Florida Space Center. He is seen standi... More
ASTRONAUT SHEPARD, ALAN - ARRIVAL - ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. (GUS)...
S61-02731 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. arrives at Grand Bahamas Island and is greeted by astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom after the first American suborbital flight. He will participate in a ... More
ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, GUS - PRESS CONFERENCE
S61-03676 (23 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom speaks at a press conference on July 23, 1961 held at the Starlight motel. Behind him is a large representation of the NASA logo. Photo credit: NASA
GRISSOM, VIRGIL I. (GUS), ASTRONAUT
S61-03684 (21 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom and his family are shown at the airport at Patrick Air Force Base with NASA Administrator James E. Webb (right). Grissom is speaking into microphon... More
Astronaut Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7 capsule to begin MR-4 mis...
S61-02881 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up in a newly designed pressure suit, is assisted as he climbs into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. Behind him backup pilot John Glenn watches the inser... More
Astronaut Grissom talks to backup John Glenn prior to insertion
S61-02882 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up and ready to climb into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, talks with backup pilot John H. Glenn prior to insertion. The Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) missi... More
Astronaut Grissom dons spacesuit for Mercury-Redstone 4 mission
S61-02845 (1961) --- Portrait of astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom in his pressure suit and wearing his helmet in Hanger S at Cape Canaveral, Florida before the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission. Photo credit: NASA
Astronaut Grissom on level 3 in front of Liberty Bell 7 capsule
S61-03698 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up and ready to climb into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, sits in front of his capsule for a picture. Behind him technicians work inside the capsule. T... More
Astronaut Grissom on level 3 in front of Liberty Bell 7 capsule
S61-02888 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up and ready to climb into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, stands in front of the capsule for a picture. Backup pilot John Glenn is in the right corner ... More
Astronaut Grissom dons spacesuit for Mercury-Redstone 4 mission
S88-55875 (19 July 1961) --- Donning a spacesuit for the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission, astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom chats with spaceflight equipment specialist Joe W. Schmidt in the personal equipment... More
Astronaut John Glenn and technician examine interior of Liberty Bell 7
S61-03740 (20 July 1961) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. and a technician examine the interior of the Liberty Bell 7, the capsule flown a few days later during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission with astronaut Virg... More
Astronaut Virgil Grissom and family at Patrick AFB airport
S61-03687 (21 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom and his family are shown at the airport at Patrick Air Force Base facing a crowd of news media representatives. Grissom is speaking into microphone... More
Astronaut Grissom - Cabin - "Liberty Bell 7" - Capsule
S64-10806 (21 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight, in his Mercury "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft is checking his flight plan during prelaunch activi... More
ASTRONAUT GRISSOM, GUS, NASA Mercury project, NASA Gemini program
S61-02889 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom approaches his Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) launch vehicle to begin his mission. To the left of the view is an emergency shower stall, to the right is the ele... More
Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
S61-02824 (21 July 1961) --- A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter attempts an unsuccessful recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft. The spacecraft hatch opened prematurely, and astronaut Virgil... More
Astronaut Grissom arrives aboard the U.S.S. Randolph after the MR-4 fl...
S61-02894 (21 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) “Liberty Bell 7” spaceflight, arrives aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph, following his 15-minute, 37-s... More
Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
S61-02826 (21 July 1961) --- A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter attempts an unsuccessful recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft. The spacecraft hatch opened prematurely, and astronaut Virgil... More
GRISSOM - MR-4 - Press Conf - MSC
S61-03664 (23 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom's wife and son watch from the audience as a press conference is held on July 23, 1961 at the Starlight motel. Photo credit: NASA
Photograph of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Listening to Astronaut Malco...
Original caption: Cape Canaveral -- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, who served as capsule communicator during the MA-7 flight listens attentively as he talks to Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter. Carpenter was plu... More
Photograph of Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter Discussing His Pendin...
Original caption: Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter discusses his pending orbital flight with his backup pilot Astronaut Walter Schirra (left) and Astronaut Virgil I, Grissom, Carpenter is scheduled to go aloft... More
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- President John F. Kennedy tours the Cape Canave...
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- President John F. Kennedy tours the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in Florida. Standing in front of a Gemini spacecraft, from the left, are George M. Low, NASA chief of Manned Space Fl... More
Portrait - Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom
S64-32343 (10 Sept. 1964) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom Editor's Note: Grissom, one of the Original Seven or Mercury astronauts, lost his life in the Apollo 204 fire at Cape Kennedy on Jan. 27, 1967, along... More
Official Portrait - Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom
S64-32110 (1964) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom
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COMMUNICATIONS TEST (MERRITT ISLAND LAUNCH AREA [MILA]) - ASTRONAUT J...
S65-13243 (6 Jan. 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, Gemini-Titan 3 command pilot, is shown entering the Gemini-3 spacecraft for a communications test at the Merritt Island launch area.
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - COMMUNICATIONS (TEST) - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG ...
S65-13391 (6 Jan. 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom (left), Gemini-Titan 3 command pilot; and John W. Young, pilot, are shown discussing test plans prior to entering the Gemini-3 spacecraft for a communicat... More
Gemini 3 prime crew egress throught command pilot's hatch during train...
S65-14457 (23 Feb. 1965) --- Both members of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew egress through the left, or command pilot's, hatch into the Gulf of Mexico during specialized training in egress from the Gemini spacec... More
WATER EGRESS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - TRAINING
S65-14454 (23 Feb. 1965) --- A technician adjusts the suit of astronaut Virgil I. Grissom during water egress training operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Astronaut John W. Young (standing) observes. Grissom and ... More
GEMINI-TITAN - (GT)-3 - PRELAUNCH - CAPE
S65-22665 (8 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, the command pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew, is shown in the Gemini-3 spacecraft at Pad 19 during GT-3 checkout.
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - PREFLIGHT (CHECKS) - CAPE
S65-20639 (18 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, Gemini-Titan 3 command pilot, reclines on a couch in the Pad 16 ready room during preflight checks prior to going to Pad 19 for flight simulations in t... More
GEMINI-TITAN-3 - AWAITS IN SPACECRAFT (S/C) - CAPE
S65-23489 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, the command pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 (GT-3) space flight, is shown in the GT-3 spacecraft just before the hatches are secured prior to launch. Griss... More
GT-3 DISCUSSION - - MISC., NASA Gemini program
S65-20431 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom (right), the command pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission, is shown with astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. in the ready room at Pad 16. The GT-... More
View of Astronaut Virgil Grissom through spacecraft window prior to la...
View of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom through spacecraft window prior to launch of Gemini-Titan 3 mission.
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - RECOVERY OPERATIONS - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG (S...
S65-22893 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut John W. Young, the pilot of the Gemini-Titan III (GT-3) flight, waits in a life raft to be picked up by a helicopter during recovery operations following the successful t... More
Gemini-Titan (GT)-3 - Prelaunch Activities - Cape
S65-21093 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom (facing camera at right), command pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 flight, is shown during a steak breakfast which he was served about two hours prior to the... More
PRIME CREW - STEAK BREAKFAST - ASTRONAUT JOHN W. YOUNG - PERSONNEL - C...
S65-20429 (21 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, command pilot for the Gemini-Titan 3 mission, receives an eye examination during the physical given to the GT-3 crew two days before launch.
GEMINI-TITAN-3 - MOLLY BROWN (INSERTED)
S65-20605 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, the command pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 mission, is shown through the window of the open hatch on the Gemini spacecraft in the white room on the mornin... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - CHECK LIST - CAPE
S65-23486 (23 March 1965) --- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, command pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 space flight, is shown in the suiting trailer at Pad 16 going over a checklist with suit technician Joe Schmitt.
PRESS CONFERENCE - GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - FL
S65-20864 (25 March 1965) --- News conference held at the Carriage House press site the day after the successful Gemini-Titan 3 three-orbit mission. Being interviewed at the press table by news media are (left ... More
Crew Test. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
(October 18, 1966) NASA suit technicians assist Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom during suiting operations prior to tests at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Grissom and other members of the Apollo 204 Prime Crew went th... More
Crew of the first manned Apollo mission practice water egress procedur...
S66-51581 (June 1966) --- Prime crew for the first manned Apollo mission practice water egress procedures with full scale boilerplate model of their spacecraft. In the water at right is astronaut Edward H. Whit... More
Crew - First Manned Apollo Mission - Water Egress Procedures Practice ...
S66-51583 (June 1966)--- Prime crew members announced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first manned Apollo 1 space flight practice water egress procedures in a swimming pool a... More
GRISSOM, VIRGIL I., ASTRONAUT - TRAINING - CREW CHECKS SPACECRAFT (S/C...
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom and other members of the first Apollo Crew inspect spacecraft equipment during a visit to NAA. NAA, INC., DOWNEY, CA B&W
CHAMBER - ALTITUDE - APOLLO/SATURN (A/S)-204 - ASTRONAUT TRAINING - KS...
S66-58038 (18 Oct. 1966) --- The Apollo 1 prime crewmembers for the first manned Apollo Mission (204) prepare to enter their spacecraft inside the altitude chamber at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Entering th... More
APOLLO - SUIT - APOLLO/SATURN 204 - CREW TEST - KSC
S66-58023 (1966) --- NASA suit technicians assist astronaut Virgil I. Grissom during suiting operations prior to tests at the Kennedy Space Center.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retrieved from the ocean floor three mil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retrieved from the ocean floor three miles deep, the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule is revealed to photographers and the media in Port Canaveral, Fla. The capsule was foun... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and photographers get a close-up v...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and photographers get a close-up view of the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule after its recovery from the Atlantic Ocean floor where it lay for 38 years. Launched Jul... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Gunther Wendt takes a turn at the podium...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Gunther Wendt takes a turn at the podium after viewing the recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule, seen in the background. At right is Curt Newport who led the expeditio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This photograph shows two mercury dimes ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This photograph shows two mercury dimes that were found inside the recently recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule. Thirty-eight years ago, the capsule made a successful ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and spectators get a close-up view...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Media and spectators get a close-up view of the Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule after its recovery from the Atlantic Ocean floor where it lay for 38 years. Launched July 2... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A close-up of the recently recovered Lib...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A close-up of the recently recovered Liberty Bell 7 Project Mercury capsule from the ocean floor shows the lettering "United States" still clearly visible on its side. Thirty-eight... More