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Yes, Gus Grissom attended Purdue University, where he studied mechanical engineering. He eventually earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1950.
Yes, Gus Grissom had two sons, Scott and Mark, with his wife Betty.
Gus Grissom died on January 27, 1967, during the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Florida.
Gus Grissom was the second American to go into space. He flew on the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft on July 21, 1961.
Yes, Gus Grissom went to space as part of NASA's Gemini and Mercury programs. He was the second American to fly in space during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission in 1961 and also flew on the Gemini 3 mission in 1965.
No, Gus Grissom was not supposed to be the first man on the moon. Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Gus Grissom was a NASA astronaut and part of the Apollo program, but he tragically died in a spacecraft fire during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission in 1967.