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NASA image: Earth Observation - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Flight
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Jul 21, 1961

Earth Observation - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Flight

S62-01287 (21 July 1961) --- Earth observation take during the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight. Photo credit: NASA

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NASA image: Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission
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Jul 27, 1961

Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission

S61-02821 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4)...

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NASA image: Astronaut Grissom arrives aboard the U.S.S. Randolph after the MR-4 flight
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Jul 21, 1961

Astronaut Grissom arrives aboard the U.S.S. Randolph after the MR-4 flight

S61-02894 (21 July 1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) “Liberty Bell...

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NASA image: Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission
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Jul 27, 1961

Attempted Recovery - Mercury Spacecraft - End - Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 Mission

S61-02820 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4)...

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NASA image: Recovery - Mercury Astronaut Virgil Grissom - End - Mercury-Reddstone (MR)-4 Mission
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Jul 27, 1961

Recovery - Mercury Astronaut Virgil Grissom - End - Mercury-Reddstone (MR)-4 Mission

S61-02819 (21 July 1961) --- A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter retrieves astronaut Virgil I. Grissom from the Atlantic...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury Project

Astronaut Virgil Grissom walks on the recovery ship after completing the 15-1/2-minute suborbital MR-4 mission.

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury Project

Astronaut Virgil Grissom chats with Astronaut John Glenn prior to entering the Liberty Bell 7 capsule for the MR-4...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury Project

Assisted by Astronaut John Glenn, Astronaut Virgil Grissom enters the Mercury capsule, Liberty Bell 7, for the MR-4...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury Project

A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the MR-4 mission. The attempt...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury Project

Liftoff of MR-4 (Mercury-Redstone), Liberty Bell 7, on July 21, 1961. MR-4 mission was the second marned suborbital...

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NASA image: Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 - Spacecraft Launch - Cape
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Aug 10, 1961

Mercury-Redstone (MR)-4 - Spacecraft Launch - Cape

S61-03121 (21 July 1961) --- Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) launch of Virgil I. Grissom on July 21, 1961, from Cape...

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NASA image: BOOSTER - MERCURY-REDSTONE (MR)-4 - PAD - CAPE
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Jul 1, 1963

BOOSTER - MERCURY-REDSTONE (MR)-4 - PAD - CAPE

S63-02651 (21 July 1961) --- This is a ground-level view of the Mercury-Redstone (MR-4) launch of Virgil I. Grissom...

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NASA image: Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
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Jul 27, 1961

Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission

S61-02921 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4)...

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NASA image: MERCURY-REDSTONE (MR)-4 - MISSION CONTROL CENTER (MCC) - CAPE
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Jul 21, 1961

MERCURY-REDSTONE (MR)-4 - MISSION CONTROL CENTER (MCC) - CAPE

S61-03829 (21 July 1961) --- View of the Mission Control Center at Cape Canaveral during the Mercury-Redstone 4...

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NASA image: Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission
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Jul 21, 1961

Attempted Recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of MR-4 mission

S61-02817 (21 July 1961) --- Attempted recovery of Mercury spacecraft at end of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4)...

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Apr 27, 1959

Mercury Project

Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, one of the original seven astronauts for Mercury Project selected by NASA on...

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NASA image: Astronaut Grissom dons spacesuit for Mercury-Redstone 4 mission
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Jul 19, 1961

Astronaut Grissom dons spacesuit for Mercury-Redstone 4 mission

S88-55875 (19 July 1961) --- Donning a spacesuit for the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission, astronaut Virgil I....

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NASA image: President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982
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Jul 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

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NASA image: President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982
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Jul 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center following the landing of STS-4 on July 4, 1982

President Ronald Reagan speaks to a crowd of more than 45,000 people at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

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NASA image: Astronaut Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7 capsule to begin MR-4 mission
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Jul 19, 1961

Astronaut Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7 capsule to begin MR-4 mission

S61-02881 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up in a newly designed pressure suit, is assisted as...

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NASA image: SCHIRRA, WALTER, JR. -  ASTRONAUT - MISC.
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Jan 1, 1961

SCHIRRA, WALTER, JR. - ASTRONAUT - MISC.

S61-02839 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, pilot of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) spaceflight, suits up...

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NASA image: GRISSOM
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Jul 21, 1961

GRISSOM

S61-03705 (1961) --- Close-up view of the fueling of the Liberty Bell 7 for the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission....

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NASA image: Mercury Project
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury Project

Astronaut Virgil Gus Grissom awaits America's second marned space mission, Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) on July 21,...

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NASA image: Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft launching
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Jul 21, 1961

Mercury-Redstone 4 spacecraft launching

S61-03248 (21 July 1961) --- Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) launch of Virgil I. Grissom on July 21, 1961, from Cape...

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