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They are three of the original NASA "Mercury 7" astronauts. Virgil "Gus" Grissom was also on the Apollo program and died in the Apollo 1 fire.

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The names of the thunderbirds men?

Scott, Virgil, Gordon, John, Alan and their father: Jeff. There was also a character known as Brains. They were named after the Mercury Programme astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn.


What are the names of astronauts from the 1960s to 1970s?

NASA's seven original astronauts were: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton. Look under "What are the names of all the Astronauts" for a more complete list.


What were the 7 Mercury astronauts?

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom, John Herschel Glenn Jr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra Jr. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr., Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton


Did any astronauts die during the Mercury or Gemini missions?

Of the seven military test pilots selected as astronauts selected for Project Mercury, only six actually flew Mercury missions: Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra and Cooper. Slayton was medically grounded in 1962 and replaced by Carpenter, but eventually flew on the last pre-Shuttle mission, the Apollo-Soyuz Tesp Project, in 1975.


Who were the original seven astronauts?

Francis R. Scobee; pilot Michael J. Smith; mission specialists Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, and Judith A. Resnik; and payload specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe. You can read all about the Challenger disaster, and find links to the biographies of the seven astronauts at the link to your right.

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The names of the thunderbirds men?

Scott, Virgil, Gordon, John, Alan and their father: Jeff. There was also a character known as Brains. They were named after the Mercury Programme astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn.


Who was the first americcan astronaut?

There were seven "first" American astronauts: John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Donald "Deke" Slayton, Gordon Cooper, and Wally Schirra.


Who are the original 7 astronauts?

Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper John H. Glenn Jr Virgil I (Gus) Grissom Walter M. Schirra Alan B. Sheppard Donald K. Slayton


What are the names of astronauts from the 1960s to 1970s?

NASA's seven original astronauts were: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton. Look under "What are the names of all the Astronauts" for a more complete list.


Who were the first seven astronauts?

The first seven American astronauts were the Mercury program astronauts: John Glenn Jr.; Virgil "Gus" Grissom; Donald "Deke" Slayton; Alan Shepard, Jr.; M. Scott Carpenter; Wally Schirra; L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.


What were the 7 Mercury astronauts?

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom, John Herschel Glenn Jr. Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra Jr. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr., Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton


Who were the first astronuts?

The first American astronauts were known as the Mercury Seven and their names are/were: John Glenn II, L. Gordon Cooper II, M. Scott Carpenter, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter "Wally" Schirra II, Alan Shepard II, and Donald "Deke" Slayton.


What is the name of the first 7 astronauts in space?

The name of the first Astronauts in space were Alan . B. shepherd. Virgil. I. Grissom. , John Glenn, Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Walter schirra, Henry Cooper , Charles Conrad.


What is Virgil 'Gus' Grissom's birthday?

Virgil 'Gus' Grissom was born on April 3, 1926.


When was Virgil I. Grissom High School created?

Virgil I. Grissom High School was created in 1969.


What are the names of the first seven astronauts?

A Russian cosmonaut was the very first person in space. His name was Yuri Gagarin. Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton are known as the seven original American astronauts. Alan Shepard was the first of them in space and John Glenn was the first to orbit the Earth.


Did virgil grissom always lived in Indana?

virgil grissom lived in a small town called logansport in indiana.Basiclly,no.