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Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Audio Recordings. 1942 - 1999. REPORT ON SPACE

1961

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/105728

U.S. Astronaut Virgil (Gus) I. Grissom discusses what motivated him to become an astronaut. He was interested in the unknown and technology.

eng, Latn

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 6406413

National Archives at College Park

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Grissom, Virgil I. (Virgil Ivan), 1926-1967

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Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (b. April 3, 1926-d. Jan. 27, 1967) was born in Mitchell, Indiana. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, received his wings in March 1951. He flew 100 combat missions in Korea in F-86s with the 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and, upon returning to the United States in 1952, became a jet instructor at Bryan, Texas. In August 1955, he entered the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to study Aeronautical Engineering. He attended the T...

Joyce, Morris

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