File:Grissom Awaits MR-4 MSFC-9801799.jpg

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English: Astronaut Virgil Gus Grissom awaits America's second manned space mission, Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) on July 19, 1961. During the 15-minute suborbital flight on July 21, 1961, the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury spacecraft reached an altitude of 118 miles (190 km) and traveled 303 miles (488 km) downrange. It was the fifth flight of the Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle, developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and the rocket team in Huntsville, Alabama.
Date Taken on 19 July 1961
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This image or video was catalogued by Marshall Space Flight Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: MSFC-9801799.

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