Tag: gus grissom
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Space Pioneer John Glenn Honored 50 Years After Historic Flight
John Glenn fever gripped Cape Canaveral on Friday, just as it did half a century ago when America was on the verge of launching its first man into orbit.
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Apollo 1 Revisited: Russian Sabotage Or Critic Silenced?
On January 27, 1967, the Apollo program suffered a major setback when the command module burst into flames, killing Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee aboard the Apollo 1.