Gus Grissom American astronaut
Gus Grissom is a 40 years old American astronaut from Lawrence County. Gus Grissom was born on April 03, 1926 (died on January 27, 1967, he was 40 years old) in Lawrence County.
About
No, he died on 01/27/1967, 57 years ago. He was 40 years old when he died. Cause of death: smoke inhalation injury. He died in Cape Canaveral and buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Family
Wife
Works
Gus Grissom Movies (1)
There is 1 movie of Gus Grissom.
His first feature film was Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond (2005, as Himself - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)). He was 78 when he starred in this movie.
Awards (7)
Awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor , awarded United States Astronaut Hall of Fame , awarded National Aviation Hall of Fame , awarded Distinguished Flying Cross , awarded Air Medal ,
Education
He graduated from U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and Purdue University
What was Gus's zodiac sign?Gus Grissom zodiac sign was aries.
Other facts about Gus Grissom
| Place of death | Cape Canaveral |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Status | Deceased |
| Type | NASA |
| Member of | NASA |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10580726 |
| Given name | Virgil |
| Cause of death | Smoke Inhalation Injury |
| Date of death | 1967-01-27T00:00:00Z |
| Time in space | 307 |
| Military branch | United States Air Force |
| Manner of death | Accident |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA04564132 |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Conflict | Korean War |
| Part of | Mercury Seven |
| Family name | Grissom. Show people with the surname Grissom |
| Military rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery , burial plot reference: Section 3, Lot 2503-E, Grid Q-15/16 , coordinate location: Point(-77.07104 38.87418) |
| Employer | NASA , position held: astronaut |
| Astronaut mission | Mercury-Redstone 4 , series ordinal: 1 |
