Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom pada tahun 1964
Lahir	Virgil Ivan Grissom (1926-04-03)3 April 1926 Mitchell, Indiana, AS
Meninggal	27 Januari 1967(1967-01-27) (umur 40) Cape Kennedy, Florida, AS
Makam	Arlington National Cemetery
Kebangsaan	Amerika Serikat
Almamater	Purdue University, B.S. 1950 Air Force Institute of Technology, B.S. 1956
Pekerjaan	Pilot uji coba dan antariksawan
Penghargaan	Distinguished Flying Cross Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Karier luar angkasa
Antariksawan NASA
Pangkat	Letnan kolonel, Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat
Waktu di luar angkasa	5 jam 7 menit
Misi	Mercury-Redstone 4 Gemini 3 Apollo 1
Lambang misi

Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (3 April 1926 – 27 Januari 1967) adalah salah satu dari tujuh antariksawan Project Mercury asli dari National Aeronautics and Space Administration, dan orang pertama dari Mercury Seven yang wafat. Ia juga merupakan antariksawan Project Gemini dan program Apollo. Grissom adalah orang Amerika kedua yang terbang di luar angkasa, dan anggota pertama NASA Astronaut Corps yang terbang ke luar angkasa sebanyak dua kali. Selain itu, Grissom merupakan veteran Perang Dunia II dan Perang Korea, pilot uji coba Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat dan insinyur mekanik.

• Boomhower, Ray E. (2004). Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut. Indiana Biography Series. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. ISBN 0-87195-176-2. 
• Bredeson, Carmen (1998). Gus Grissom: A Space Biography. Countdown to Space. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers. ISBN 0-89490-974-6. LCCN 97-21343.  (For children.)
• Burgess, Colin; Doolan, Kate; Vis, Bert (2008). Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching the Moon. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska. ISBN 978-0-8032-1332-6. 
• Burgess, Colin (2014). Liberty Bell 7: the suborbital Mercury flight of Virgil I. Grissom. Cham: Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. ISBN 978-3-319-04390-6. OCLC 868042180. 
• Burgess, Colin (2015). Aurora 7: The Mercury Space Flight of M. Scott Carpenter. Springer Praxis Books. ISBN 978-3-319-20438-3. 
• Collins, Michael (2001). Carrying the Fire: an Astronaut's Journey. Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8154-1028-7. 
• French, Francis; Burgess, Colin (2007). Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961–1965. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-1146-9. 
• Greenberger, Robert (2004). Gus Grissom: The Tragedy of Apollo 1. The Library of Astronaut Biographies. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8239-4458-1. LCCN 2003011980.  (For children.)
• Grissom, Virgil I. (1968). Gemini: A Personal Account of Man's Venture into Space. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company. ISBN 0-02-545800-0. OCLC 442293. 
• Leopold, George (2016). Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-745-4. 
• Shayler, David (2001). Gemini: Steps to the Moon. Chichester, United Kingdom: Praxis Publishing. ISBN 1-85233-405-3. 
• Slayton, Donald K.; Cassutt, Michael (1994). Deke!: U.S. Manned Space from Mercury to the Shuttle. New York City: Forge: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-85503-6. LCCN 94-2463. OCLC 29845663. 
• Taylor Jr., Robert M.; Stevens, Errol Wayne; Ponder, Mary Ann; Brockman, Paul (1989). Indiana: A New Historical Guide. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. ISBN 0-87195-048-0. 
• Vito, John De; Tropea, Frank (2010). Epic Television Miniseries: A Critical History. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4149-5. 

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• Letter from Grissom thanking students for naming their school after him
• Beddingfield, Sam. "Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom". SpySpace. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2013-03-28. Diakses tanggal 2019-06-18. 
• Grissom's Gemini G3-C Pressure Suit, National Air and Space Museum
• Grissom's "Liberty Bell 7" Pressure Suit Diarsipkan 2019-06-18 di Wayback Machine., National Air and Space Museum
• "Gus Grissom Collection, 1960–1967, N.D.", at the Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis
• "Gus Grissom Liberty Bell 7 Flight" Diarsipkan 2018-07-30 di Wayback Machine. (video), Sen Corporation, Ltd.
• IHS Staff. "Virgil "Gus" Grissom" (PDF). Indiana Historical Society. Diakses tanggal July 30, 2018. 
• Virgil (Gus) I. Grissom collection Diarsipkan 2019-06-18 di Wayback Machine. at the Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.