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Astronaut Gus Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Astronaut Gus Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Virgil Ivan "Gus" GrissomProject Mercury Crewed missions← Mercury-Redstone 3Mercury-Atlas 6 →
Virgil Ivan "Gus" GrissomProject Mercury Crewed missions← Mercury-Redstone 3Mercury-Atlas 6 →
Launch of Mercury-Redstone 4 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5
Launch of Mercury-Redstone 4 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5
Grissom is hoisted to safety following the sinking of Liberty Bell 7
Grissom is hoisted to safety following the sinking of Liberty Bell 7
Wallops Island test facility, 1961
Wallops Island test facility, 1961
Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, 1963
Mercury Control Center, Cape Canaveral, 1963
Retropack: Retrorockets with red posigrade rockets
Retropack: Retrorockets with red posigrade rockets
Landing skirt (or bag) deployment: skirt is inflated; on impact the air is pressed out (like an airbag)
Landing skirt (or bag) deployment: skirt is inflated; on impact the air is pressed out (like an airbag)