Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Virgil I. Gus Grissom, born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana. As one of NASA s first seven astronauts, he became America s second astronaut to fly in space when he launched aboard the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on July 21, 1961, just weeks after Alan Shepard s historic