Virgil I. Gus Grissom Memorial & Museum
Went to Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, Indiana yesterday and made a few videos of different things to see there. This is a small museum honoring Mitchell's native son, Gus Grissom, one of America's early astronauts.
Astronaut Gus Grissom Home and Memorials (Mitchell, Indiana)
This is a segment I filmed in Mitchell, Indiana in June 2018. A reflective visit to the Gus Grissom Boyhood Home in Mitchell, Indiana, the Gus Grissom Memorial on 6th Street, and the Gus Grissom Memorial, just inside Spring Mill State Park.
Gus Grissom was very much like most of us, with humble beginnings, low paying dead-end jobs, and so many roadblocks. And yet, he became a decorated fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, space capsule design consultant, and the first human to ever go into space twice. His life teaches us so many lessons.
(F86 picture courtesy of Paul Maritz, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. All other stills are from NASA and without copyright restrictions)
Gus Grissom Boyhood Home
The Gus Grissom Boyhood Home is a museum honoring how Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom was able to come from humble beginnings in the small Southern Indiana town of Mitchell, Grissom to become one of the prolific national heroes of his time -- one of the country's original seven astronauts, the second American in space, the first American in space twice, the first man to maneuver a spacecraft and a commanding member of the first Apollo crew with its sights on the moon.
Tragically, Grissom and fellow astronauts Roger Chaffee and Edward White were killed in an accidental fire during an Apollo 1 test on January 27, 1967
The Complete Story of Gus Grissom (& the Lemon)
Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts, a United States Air Force test pilot, and a mechanical engineer. He was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice.
Gus Grissom
NASA Astronaut
Nationality: United States
Born: Virgil Ivan Grissom April 3, 1926 Mitchell, Indiana, U.S.
Died: January 27, 1967 (aged 40)
Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S.
Resting place: Arlington National Cemetery
Other occupation: Test pilot
Alma mater: Purdue University, B.S. 1950
Air Force Institute of Technology, B.S. 1956
Rank: US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant colonel, USAF
Time in space: 5h 7m
Selection; 1959 NASA Group 1
Missions: Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1
Liberty bell Gemini3 Apollo 1
Awards: Congressional Space Medal of Honor
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Grissom Air Museum
Grissom Air Museum - One of the nation's fastest growing aviation museums. Address: 1000 W Hoosier Blvd. Peru, Indiana 46970 Phone: (765) 689-8011. Here you can learn about our historic aircraft, climb the Observation Tower, view exciting exhibits, and enjoy a modern, hands-on facility. Get into a F-4 cockpit and more.
Families, tour groups, schools, and historians of all kinds will find many great opportunities for fun and enrichment. Begin your ascent today into the thrilling skies of the Grissom Air Museum!
Named for Astronaut Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom, The Museum was founded in 1981. Virgil Ivan Grissom, better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. Grissom was born in Mitchell, Indiana (April 3, 1926 -- January 27, 1967), Grissom was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known as Cape Kennedy). Apollo 1 (initially designated Apollo Saturn-204 and AS-204) was scheduled to be the first manned mission of the U.S. Apollo manned lunar landing program, with a target launch date of February 21, 1967. Note: Due to copy right music was changed. A Time for Peace
2012 Gus Grissom Day Special Event Station
Gus Grissom Day is in honor of Virgil I Gus Grissom a native of Lawrence County, who died along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee in the tragic Apollo 1 pre-launch test accident on January 27, 1967. The Hoosier Hills Ham Club has a Special Event Station from the grounds of the Virgil I (Gus) Grissom Memorial, located inside Spring Mill State Park near Mitchell Indiana.
Gemini III Molly Brown Spacecraft
The Gus Grissom Memorial at Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, Indiana was renovated in 2009. As a part of the renovation, the Molly Brown Gemini II capsule -- which was piloted by Grissom and John Young -- was lowered and moved to a new position. March 23, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch. The park will be hosting many events. Learn more at
Moving The Gemini III Molly Brown Spacecraft, Part 1.
The Gus Grissom Memorial at Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, Indiana was renovated in 2009. As a part of the renovation, the Molly Brown Gemini II capsule -- which was piloted by Grissom and John Young -- was lowered and moved to a new position. March 23, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch. The park will be hosting many events. Learn more at
The Boilermakers: Gus Grissom
Inspired as a boy by the fantastic comic-strip fiction of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Virgil I. Gus Grissom forged a high-flying reality as a man — becoming one of America's first astronauts and the first man to go into space twice in a capsule vessel.
Although Grissom died at age 40 in 1967, he cut an integral path through several seminal moments of the 20th century, including 100 fighter-pilot missions in the Korean War and test-pilot duty in California.
The Indiana native and Purdue University graduate's life, legacy and motivations are recalled in the latest episode of The Boilermakers — an ITaP-produced documentary series chronicling famous Purdue graduates that airs on the Big Ten Network.
grissom air museum
Grissom Air Museum
driving by grissom air museum just north of kokomo indiana.
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Grissom Air Museum is located in Indiana
Established 1982
Location 1000 W. Hoosier Blvd.
Peru, Indiana 46970
Coordinates 40.662682°N 86.142982°W
Type Aviation
The Grissom Air Museum, near Peru, Indiana and named for astronaut Virgil I. Gus Grissom, was founded in 1981 by seven prior service military personnel who lived in the area including John Crume, its first Chairman. The Heritage Museum Foundation (HMF) wanted to preserve aircraft that were currently located at Grissom Air Reserve Base, formerly Grissom Air Force Base. The HMF started the Grissom Air Museum in 1987 outside of what then was the northern main gate of Grissom Air Reserve Base.
The museum currently has over twenty aircraft on display, including the oldest B-58 Hustler. It is also the home of the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (1955–63), 305th Bomb Wing (1959-94), and the 434th Air Refueling Wing (1970–Present).
B-47B Stratojet landing
The Grissom Air Reserve Base, was the Grissom Air Force Base before it was changed from an active service facility. Prior to May 12, 1968, it was known as the Bunker Hill Air Force Base. Bunker Hill was renamed Grissom AFB in honor of Virgil I. Gus Grissom, an Indiana native and the second American astronaut to fly in space, who perished in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire of January 27, 1967.
The indoor museum was completed in 1991. The original aircraft were moved from the base to a public access site in 1987. From 1995-2009, the Museum was a State Historic Site under Indiana's Department of Natural Resources. Current funding is obtained through State Grants, community grants, donations, membership dues, gift shop sales, admissions, and three major fundraising events. (Warbird Golf Classic, GUS Fly In, and Warbird Cruise In) The State of Indiana awarded the museum funds for capital projects which include aircraft maintenance, air park maintenance, alert tower maintenance, and a Veterans Memorial Walkway.
The museum have over twenty aircraft on outdoor display reflecting both the base's history and that of the United States Air Force and the United States Navy. The indoor museum contains a number of artifacts related to the United States Naval Training Station at Bunker Hill (1942–46), Bunker Hill Air Force Base (1954-1968), the Grissom Air Force Base (1968-1994), and the Grissom Air Reserve Base (1994–Present). Other interesting sit-in displays, including an F-4 Phantom cockpit, Huey Helicopter, MJ-1 Bomb Loader, A-10 Trainer, and an F-16 Mock Cockpit.
Aircraft
Attack Aircraft: A-10A Thunderbolt II
Bombers: B-25J Mitchell, B-47B Stratojet, B-58A Hustler
Fighters: F-4C Phantom, F-11F Tiger, F-14B Tomcat, F-84F Thunderstreak, F-100C Super Sabre, F-101B Voodoo, F-105 Thunderchief
Gus Grissom
This video is in honor of a family friend and a good man, Virgil Grissom.
Gus Grissom - Video Learning - WizScience.com
Virgil Ivan Grissom , , better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts, test pilot, mechanical engineer, and a United States Air Force pilot. He was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice.
Grissom was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , Florida. He was the first of the Mercury Seven to die. He was also a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and, posthumously, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Grissom was born in Mitchell, Indiana, on April 3, 1926, the second child of Dennis David Grissom and Cecile King Grissom . His father was a signalman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and his mother a homemaker. His older sister died shortly before his birth, and he was followed by three younger siblings, Wilma, Norman and Lowell. As a child he attended the local Church of Christ where he remained a lifelong member and joined the Boy Scouts' Troop 46. He earned the rank of Star Scout. He was enrolled in public elementary schools and went on to attend Mitchell High School. Grissom met and befriended Betty Lavonne Moore at school through their extracurricular activities. He worked delivering newspapers for the Indianapolis Star and in a local meat market for his first jobs.
Grissom occasionally spent time at a local airport in Bedford, Indiana, where he first became interested in flying. A local attorney who owned a small plane would take him on flights for a $1 fee and taught him the basics of flying an airplane. World War II broke out while Grissom was still in high school, and he was eager to enlist upon graduation. Grissom enlisted as an aviation cadet in the United States Army Air Forces and completed an entrance exam in November 1943. He graduated from high school in 1944, and was inducted into the army at Fort Benjamin Harrison on August 8, 1944. He was sent to Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas, for basic training after which he was assigned as a clerk at Brooks Field in San Antonio, Texas.
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VIRGIL GRISSOM LIBRARY HISTORY: NNIR JANUARY 2011.mov
Newport News in Review is proud to feature the Virgil Grissom Library- a library with a very special name and one that has become a integral part of the community! Open your eyes and mind to the history of the Virgil Grissom Library!
In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (7/10)
In Search of Liberty Bell 7, Part 7:
On July 21, 1961, astronaut Gus Grissom blasted off on the second American-manned space flight. When his capsule splashed down 300 miles off the coast of Florida and the hatch prematurely blew open, Grissom barely escaped, but the Liberty Bell 7 flooded and sank. Now, 38 years later, undersea explorers set out on an impossible mission, combing a 24-square-mile area in search of something the size of a refrigerator - 3 miles below the surface. An American hero, Gus Grissom died in the tragic Apollo I fire, but his legacy lives on, as his original capsule is found. Startling facts are revealed, ending a mystery that has haunted our conscience for decades!
Narrated by James Earl Jones.
Produced & Directed by: Peter Schnall
For Discovery Communications Inc.
Executive Producer: Suzy Geller Wolf
Vice President of Production: Steve Burns
Executive in Charge of Production: Mike Quattrone
Produced by Partisan Pictures for Discovery Communications Inc.
© 1999 Discovery Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Gus Grissom
Virgil Ivan Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967), (Lt Col, USAF), better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts, test pilot, mechanical engineer, and a United States Air Force pilot. He was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice.
Grissom was killed along with fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (then known as Cape Kennedy), Florida. He was the first of the Mercury Seven to die. He was also a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and, posthumously, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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Historic Gus Grissom Corvette makes its way to Wilmington
WECT story about the 1967 Gus Grissom Corvette
GRISSOM RECOVERY - NO SOUND
MS Rocket ready to blast off. Countdown, rocket lifts of bg. Rocket in flight. 2 shots rocket in flight. Various shots project mercury workers. MS Crowd. Grissom out of transfer van walks to elevator. CU Top of Elevator shaft. Grissom out of elevator, by camera. Cut away, operation control. MCU & CU Grissom sits on steps. Nurse stand by. MCU Grissom into capsule. Mechanics set capsule exterior. CU Grissom looks out through capsule window. MLS Redstone missile.
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Gus Grissom | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:52 1 Biography
00:03:01 1.1 Early life and education
00:05:19 1.2 Marriage and family
00:07:29 1.3 World War II military service
00:08:37 1.4 Postwar civilian employment
00:10:09 1.5 Korean War military career
00:13:40 1.6 NASA career
00:15:28 1.6.1 Project Mercury
00:19:22 1.6.2 Project Gemini
00:22:38 1.6.3 Apollo program
00:24:50 1.7 Death and legacy
00:28:02 1.8 iLiberty Bell 7/i spacesuit controversy
00:29:05 2 Awards and honors
00:31:29 3 Memorials
00:36:20 3.1 Schools
00:39:05 4 Film and television
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Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was one of the seven original National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Mercury astronauts, and the first of the Mercury Seven to die. He was also a Project Gemini and an Apollo program astronaut. Grissom was the second American to fly in space, and the first member of the NASA Astronaut Corps to fly in space twice. In addition, Grissom was a World War II and Korean War veteran, U.S. Air Force test pilot, and a mechanical engineer. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with an oak leaf cluster, a two-time recipient of the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and, posthumously, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
During World War II, Grissom enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet. After his discharge from military service, Grissom enrolled at Purdue University, graduating with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering in 1950. He reenlisted in the U.S. Air Force, earning his pilot's wings in 1951, and flew 100 combat missions during the Korean War. After returning to the United States, Grissom was reassigned to work as a flight instructor at Bryan Air Force Base in Texas. He attended the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology for a year, earning a bachelor's degree in aeromechanics, and received his test pilot training at Edwards Air Force Base in California before his assignment as a test pilot at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
Selected as one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, Grissom was the pilot of Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7), the second American suborbital flight, on July 21, 1961. At the end of the flight, the capsule's hatch blew off prematurely after it landed in the Atlantic Ocean. Grissom was picked up by recovery helicopters, but the blown hatch caused the craft to fill with water and sink. His next flight was in the Project Gemini program as command pilot for Gemini 3 (Molly Brown), which was a successful three-orbit mission on March 23, 1965. Grissom, commander of AS-204 (Apollo 1), along with his fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee, died on January 27, 1967, during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Donaldson Cave at Spring Mill State Park
After leaving the Gus Grissom memorial I head over to the trail head that leads down to Donaldson's cave. Walking down it's a doddle, it's all down stairs and then along and through parts of the creek, coming back it's a different story.
rock crawing and trail riding at spring mill state park