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Virgil
Ivan Grissom
(Gus)
Born: 3 April 1926, Mitchell, Indiana, United States
Nationality: American
Died: 27 January 1967 (Apollo 1 fire)
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| 1 | Liberty Bell 7 | 21 July 1961 | 16 minutes |
| 2 | Gemini 3 | 23 March 1965 | 4 hours, 53 minutes |
Apollo 1 was scheduled for launch on 21 February 1967. Grissom died in a fire during a flight rehearsal.