Grissom's Capsule Captured, But Mystery of Loss Remains
The Liberty Bell 7 capsule in which Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom flew in NASA's Mercury 4 suborbital mission has been recovered from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, but it is not likely to shed any light on the enduring controversy about whether the astronaut prematurely fired the explosive bolts on the...
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