1961 Press Photo NASA Mercury Astronaut Virgil Grissom has Spacesuit

1961 Vintage Wire Press Photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS VIA NASA.. Reclining in a contour couch at Cape Canaveral Astronaut Virgil Grissom relaxes while adjustments are made on his space suit by technician Joe Schmidt during final phase of training for Tuesday's space flight. Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American engineer, pilot in the United States Air Force, and member of the Mercury Seven selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration's as Project Mercury astronauts to be the first Americans in outer space. He was a Project Gemini and an Apollo program astronaut. Photo is Dated: July 17, 1961. THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC PHOTO, NOT A COPY OR SCANS.
Photo Measures Approximately: 7.5 x 5.5 Inches.
THERE ARE FEW MINOR CREASE MARKINGS.
Part Number: AAA39588
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