Everything you never knew you wanted to know about the Mercury Project
Gus Grissom
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Gus Grissom was the second American to fly in space.
Mercury Mission
Grissom flew spacecraft 11 a.k.a Liberty Bell 7 on the MR-4 mission.
Technical Responsibilities During Project Mercury
Grissom concentrated on manual and automatic reaction control systems.
 S61-02839 Gus Grissom suiting up for simulation run]] |
 S61-02845 Grissom in pressure suit before MR-4]] |
 S61-02888 Photo GG-b Grissom in presure suit]] |
 61-MR4-76 Gus Grissom and Liberty Bell 7]] |
Biography/Memoirs
Gemini: A Personal Account of Man's Venture into Space by Virgil I. Grissom ISBN 0025458000
This memoir was published posthumously after Grissom died in the Apollo 1 fire. It is out of print.
Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut (Indiana Biography Series) by Ray E. Boomhower, Kathleen M. Breen, Paula J. Corpuz ISBN 0871951762
