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Mercury Project

1959-04-27

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on April 27, 1959. The MR-4 mission, boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle, made the second marned suborbital flight. The capsule, Liberty Bell 7, sank into the sea after the splashdown.

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  • Title: Mercury Project
  • Date Created: 1959-04-27
  • Rights: MSFC
  • Album: rlobrie1
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