The list included Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra and Alan Shepard. However, Deke Slayton was dropped due to a heart problem, although he continued to ...

In 1961, Al Shepard became the first American to fly to space, followed by Gus Grissom. Then in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. After that, Scott Carpenter ...

That compactness earned it the moniker Gusmobile, after Gemini 3 commander Virgil “Gus” Grissom, whose diminutive 5-foot 7-inch (1.7 m) stature made him the only astronaut who could fit in the ...

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Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died by fire on Cape Kennedy’s Pad 34 because some of the best engineering talent in the U.S., hypersensitive to the perils of space ...

Cherished husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Augustus "Gus" Iverson McPhail, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at UNC Health Hillsborough following a lengthy hospitalization.

In 1959, NASA introduced the “Mercury Seven,” its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald “Deke” Slayton.

Florida State football held its first spring scrimmage, with offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn expressing satisfaction with the offense's performance. Malzahn focused on evaluating players and ...

Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, John H.Glenn, Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Walter M. "Wally" Schirra, Alan B. Shepard and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton -- were selected from a group of 32 candidates to ...

Partnerships that connect preschool programming and child care programming so that more young children receive opportunities for quality early childhood education. Unfortunately, there are no new ...