2018-05-102018-05-10Unknownhttp://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/8561Selected as one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was the pilot of the second American suborbital flight, in the Liberty Bell 7. At the end of the flight, the Mercury capsule's hatch blew off prematurely, causing the craft to fill with water and sink to the bottom of the ocean. His next flight was in the Project Gemini Program in a craft named the Molly Brown, which was a successful mission. This image reflects Grissom being fitted in an astronaut suit.Gemini suitingGus GrissomDr. William Thorntonspace medicineProject Mercury