Grissom Traveled into Space in 1961

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Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom

Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second American to travel into space in 1961. Aboard Liberty Bell 7, he reached an altitude of 118 miles and flew about 300 miles away from Cape Canaveral. Children could read about his life at: Grissom.

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