Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom member of the Mercury Seven selected by NASA as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space.
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| Personal Information | data |
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| REAL NAME | Virgil Ivan Grissom |
| Nick Name | Gus |
| Birth Date | 3 April 1926 |
| Birth Place | Mitchell, Indiana, United States |
| Age | 40 years |
| Death Date | 27 January 1967 |
| Death Place | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States |
| Death Cause | Accident |
| Profession | Astronaut |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Nationality | American |
| Also Working As | US Air Force (USAF) Pilot |
| Gender | Male |
| Physical Stats | data |
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| Height | 5 ft 5 inches |
| family | data |
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| Father | Dennis Grissom |
| Mother | Cecile King Grissom |
| Brother | Lowell Grissom, Norman Grissom |
| Sister | Wilma Beavers |
| Debut/Fame | data |
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| Debut | NASA Group 1 (1959) |
| Fame | Mercury-Redstone 4 (Mission 1961), Gemini 3 (Mission 1965), Apollo 1 (Mission 1967) |
| Marriages/children | data |
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| Wife | Betty Grissom (m. 1945–1967) |
| Son | Scott Grissom (b. 16 May 1950), Mark Grissom (b. 30 December 1953) |
| Education and Net Worth | data |
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| School | Mitchell High School |
| College/University | Air Force Institute of Technology |
| Qualification | Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and Aeromechanics |