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Grissom and front
U. S. astronaut Gus Grissom, native of Mitchell, Indiana, in front of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule, in which he became the second American to fly in outer space
The change was so sudden that Grissom cracked his faceplate ( made of acrylic ) on the control panel in front of him.
Back row: Shepard, Grissom, Cooper ; front row: Schirra, Slayton, Glenn, Carpenter in 1960.
Charlie Hayes hit a deep fly ball to center that Marquis Grissom appeared to have, but at the last second Jermaine Dye crossed in front of him and Grissom dropped the ball.
Consequently, Sara Sidle is submerged into depression after she is abducted in the season seven finale ( she is rescued in the first episode of the new season ), and, even though she accepts Grissom's marriage proposal on the season's fourth episode, she shows signs of burnout during the subsequent episodes, breaking down on the season's seventh episode, leaving Las Vegas with only a goodbye letter for Grissom in which she tells him she loves him-also kissing him out of the blue in front of another colleague-and a good luck note for Ronnie Lake ( played by Jessica Lucas ).

Grissom and Liberty
* 1961 – Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission – Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space ( in a suborbital mission ).
* July 21 – Mercury program: Gus Grissom, piloting the Mercury-Redstone 4 capsule Liberty Bell 7, becomes the second American to go into space ( sub-orbital ).
On July 21, 1961, Grissom was pilot of the second Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 4, popularly known as Liberty Bell 7.
In March 1966 he was selected as Senior Pilot ( second seat ) for the first manned Apollo flight, designated AS-204, along with Command Pilot Virgil " Gus " Grissom, who had flown in space on the Mercury 4 Liberty Bell 7 mission and as commander of the Gemini 3 Molly Brown mission, and Pilot Roger Chaffee, who had yet to fly into space.
The Virgil I. Gus Grissom Memorial, located just inside of Spring Mill State Park near Mitchell, contains many mementos of Grissom's career, including the space capsule he commanded, " The Molly Brown ", from Gemini 3, and the space suit worn during his Mercury Liberty Bell 7 mission.
It is the birthplace of astronaut Gus Grissom, who flew on Liberty Bell 7, Gemini 3, and died in a launch pad fire at Kennedy Space Center in 1967.
Gus Grissom was the second American to fly in space on Liberty Bell 7 and also flew aboard Gemini 3.
* The Mercury spacecraft that astronaut Gus Grissom flew on July 21, 1961, was dubbed Liberty Bell 7.
Grissom, hoping to avoid duplication of the experience with his Mercury flight Liberty Bell 7 in which the capsule sank after splashdown, named the Gemini 3 spacecraft Molly Brown, in a playful reference to the Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7.

Grissom and 7
* Grissom Hill is 7. 5 km ( 4. 7 mi ) southwest of Columbia Memorial Station on Mars and is one of the Apollo 1 Hills.
* Virgil I. Grissom Bridge across the Hampton River, on Rt 258 ( Mercury Blvd, named after the Mercury program ) in Hampton, VA, is one of the six bridges and one road named after the original 7 Mercury astronauts, who trained in the area.
* Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7, Rochester, New York.
The Giants relied more heavily on relief pitching with Hoyt Wilhelm ( 12 – 7, 2. 10, 7 saves ) and Marv Grissom ( 10 – 7, 2. 35, 19 saves ) rounding out a staff that led the NL in team ERA at 3. 09 and shutouts with 17.
* Grissom Hill ( after Gus Grissom ) is located 7. 5 km ( 4. 7 mi ) southwest of Columbia Memorial Station
* David Grissom – Acoustic Guitar ( 7, 10 )

Grissom and spacecraft
* 1967 – Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
** Apollo 1: U. S. astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward Higgins White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test.
Grissom was one of the smaller astronauts, and he worked very closely with the engineers and technicians from McDonnell Aircraft who built the Gemini spacecraft.
During this time Grissom invented the multi-axis translation thruster controller used to push the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft in linear directions for rendezvous and docking.
In a joking nod to the sinking of his Mercury craft Grissom named the first Gemini spacecraft Molly Brown after the popular Broadway show The Unsinkable Molly Brown ; NASA publicity officials were unhappy with this name.
Grissom died while putting the finishing touches on Gemini: A Personal Account of Man's Venture Into Space ; he had been heavily involved in the engineering of the spacecraft.
Young atop a Gemini spacecraft with Grissom in the water at left at the Manned Spacecraft Center during water egress training
The spacecraft is on display within the Grissom Memorial of Spring Mill State Park, two miles east of Grissom's hometown of Mitchell, Indiana.
Making the first manned flight of the Gemini spacecraft with Gus Grissom in 1965, Young scored another space " first " by smuggling a corned beef sandwich onto the spacecraft — a feat for which he was reprimanded.
McDivitt must have switched to the VOX setting somewhere around the time White was exiting the spacecraft, because at that point, for most of the EVA, neither he nor White responded either to the Hawaii CAPCOM, or to the Houston CAPCOM, Gus Grissom.
Gemini 4's crew originally intended to call their spacecraft American Eagle, but this was rejected after NASA management issued a memo saying that they did not want a repeat performance of the previous mission, on which Gus Grissom had named his spacecraft Molly Brown.
In addition, astronaut Gus Grissom was heavily involved in the development and design of the Gemini spacecraft.
The memorial features the spacecraft from Grissom's Gemini 3 space flight, nicknamed by Grissom the " Molly Brown " ( after the play The Unsinkable Molly Brown ), as well as a short video about the life of Grissom, and artifacts such as a space suit, helmet, and many personal effects.

front and Liberty
Comic strips have appeared in American magazines such as Liberty and Boys ' Life and also on the front covers of magazines, such as the Flossy Frills series on The American Weekly Sunday newspaper supplement.
On the home front in 1917, he began the United States ' first draft since the American Civil War, borrowed billions of dollars in war funding through the newly established Federal Reserve Bank and Liberty Bonds, set up the War Industries Board, promoted labor union cooperation, supervised agriculture and food production through the Lever Act, took over control of the railroads, and suppressed anti-war movements.
During the 2008 regular season, the first ever outdoor professional basketball game in North America was played at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever in front of over 19, 000 fans.
The Liberty played their first game in front of 5, 945 fans against the Detroit Shock in July 2004.
As part of the partnership, the Foxwoods name will appear in front of the Liberty jerseys.
In 1969, Skaggs tied a 50-foot bra to the front of the U. S. Treasury building on Wall Street, organized a Hells Angels ' wedding procession through the Lower East Side, and made a grotesque Statues of Liberty on 4th of July, again to protest against the Vietnam War.
* Liberty Bell is a bronze bell installed in 1945 by the American liberation forces at the Peñaranda Park, in front of Albay Provincial Capitol.
Started in 1973, the Liberty Flames Football team originally used Lynchburg's City Stadium as their home stadium until October 21, 1989, when the Flames played their first home game on-campus at Williams Stadium in front of 12, 750 fans.
* 1861: A demand note with Lady Liberty holding a sword and shield on the front, and an abstract design on the back.
Base of planter is engraved with " GEORGE WASHINGTON 1st President USA " on the front, " Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected " on one side, and " Liberty, when it begins to take root is a plant of rapid growth " on the other side.
The front cover motif of Albert R. Parson's posthumously-published memoirs featured the slogan of the French Revolution: " Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.
After rallying for seven fourth-quarter comebacks in their first ten games, Birmingham lost 46 – 7 in front of a 30, 675-strong crowd at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
On July 4, 1985, Daryl Hall and John Oates played an outdoor benefit concert for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty in front of an estimated 70, 000 people at Liberty State Park.
In front of the property is a lake representing New York Harbor, with a replica of the Statue of Liberty, and replicas of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Main Immigration Building on Ellis Island, and Grand Central Terminal.
These are displayed along the fence in front of the " Lady Liberty " replica.
* Statue of Liberty replica in front of Museu da Imagem e do Som de Alagoas ( Museum of Image and Sound of Alagoas ).
The reverse of the Eisenhower dollar was designed by Dennis R. Williams and shows the Liberty Bell in front of the moon.
The front lawn of " Montview " is the burial site of Dr. Jerry Falwell, founder of Liberty University.
Douglas Fairbanks, movie star, speaking to a large crowd in front of the Sub-Treasury building, New York City, to aid the third Liberty Loan, in April 1918
Image is the front cover art of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty on PlayStation 2, and is copyright Konami.
This newfound emphasis on on-road refinement led Jeep to replace the XJ-era live-axle with leading-arms front suspension ( found in the ZJ and WJ ) with a new design: an independent double-wishbone setup like that which debuted in the 2002 Liberty.
They also argued that Oregonians for Accountability was actually a front for Liberty Mutual, SAIF's major competitor for workers ' compensation policies.

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