Gus Grissom's capsule sunk when he tryed to land.
The cast of Space Capsule - 2007 includes: Kim Irwin Dildine as Dumpy Mueson Wesley Walker as Simon Jared Winkler as Neptali
they were the first 2 astronauts to be launched in the 1st Gemini Spacecraft!
4I believe it is five (1960's) :The show depicts the adventures of the Tracy family, which consists of millionaire former astronaut Jeff Tracy (one of the first men to land on the moon) and his five sons:Scott (pilot of Thunderbird 1 and principal rescue co-ordinator),Virgil (pilot of Thunderbird 2),Alan (astronaut in Thunderbird 3),Gordon (aquanaut in Thunderbird 4) andJohn (principal duty astronaut on the space station Thunderbird 5)each named after a Mercury astronaut - Scott Carpenter, Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn.
The mercury space program was started
Gus Grissom was a pioneering American astronaut, best known for being one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts selected by NASA. He flew the Liberty Bell 7 mission in 1961, which was the second crewed flight in the Mercury program. Grissom also played a key role in the Gemini program, where he commanded the Gemini 3 mission, the first crewed flight of that program. Tragically, he lost his life in the Apollo 1 accident in 1967, highlighting the inherent risks of space exploration.
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Captain Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom
Virgil Grissom, better known as Gus Grissom, was the second American to enter space. His first space flight was on the Mercury 4 mission, and then on Gemini 3. He was to have been the commander on the Apollo 1 mission but all three crew members were killed during a cockpit fire in a launchpad practice session in January 1967.
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American astronaut to fly in space on May 5, 1961, in a Mercury capsule named Freedom 7. Virgil I. Grissom, was the second American to fly in space on July 21, 1961 in a Mercury capsule named Liberty Bell 7. Both capsules were launched on Redstone rockets.
Gus Grissom actually went into space twice. The first time was in July 1961--a 15 minute suborbital flight aboard "Liberty Bell 7" (officially listed as MR-4). The second time was in March 1965 for 3 orbits aboard Gemini 3.
The Astronaut that lost his space capsule was Gus Grissom. His capsule was the Liberty Bell 7, Part of NASA's Mercury project.
Neil Armstrong and astronaut Virgil grissom were together in their Gemini 8 spacecraft.
Yes, Gus Grissom went to space as part of NASA's Gemini and Mercury programs. He was the second American to fly in space during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission in 1961 and also flew on the Gemini 3 mission in 1965.
The second American in space was Virgil Grissom, on the 21st of July, 1961. This was the second American 'suborbital' flight, where true space was entered, but the pilot did not make a full orbit of the planet.
The second US astronaut to fly to space was Virgil "Gus" Grissom (1926-1967), who flew a sub-orbital flight to the altitude of 118.26 mi (190 km) on July 21, 1961. His capsule was named "Liberty Bell 7" and the launch vehicle was Mercury-Redstone 4.
Today in 1965, Gemini 3 took off from Cape Kennedy with Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young in it.
Captain Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom He was 2nd American into space behind Alan Shepard. Yuri Gagarin was the first Human into space.