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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom prepares to enter the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft prior to his successful 5,310 mph space ride. He reached an altitude of 118 statute miles. This was the second man-in-space [flight] for the U.S. in its series of suborbital flights by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (NASA Photo)
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61-mr4-76
Date Created
July 21, 1961
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KSC
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image
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NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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