Gus Grissom

Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was a U.S. Air Force pilot who became one of the first American astronauts and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program.

References

• {{Web reference| title=Gus Grissom| work=Biographical data at the Johnson Space Center|URL=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/grissom-vi.html| date=March 29|year=2005}}
• {{Web reference| title=Gus Grissom|work=Detailed Biographies of Apollo I Crew|URL=http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollo204/zorn/grissom.htm| date=March 29|year=2005}}
• Astronaut Memorial Foundation webpage
• {{note|star_name}} http://www.space.com/spacewatch/star_names_030829.html