Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom

Birthday: 1926-04-03

Place of Birth: Mitchell, IN

Biography: Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space. Wikipedia

Movies

Space Men
Space Men

In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extrem...

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Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond

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Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Apollo: The Forgotten Films

Recently discovered footage reveals the secret history of NASA's first landing on the moon, and usin...

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Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Apollo: Missions to the Moon

National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, p...

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Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

All of the necessary technologies required to reach the Moon was first tested during Project Gemini,...

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Apollo 1
Apollo 1

At the height of the space race, three U.S. astronauts are tapped as the first Apollo crew. With daz...

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