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Astronaut Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7 capsule to begin MR-4 mission
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S61-02881 (1961) — Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up in a newly designed pressure suit, is assisted as he climbs into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft. Behind him backup pilot John Glenn watches the insertion. The Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission was scrubbed a few hours later due to unfavorable weather over the launch pad.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAstronaut Grissom climbs into Liberty Bell 7 capsule to begin MR-4 mission. NASA/JSC, 1961-07-19. Public domain. ID: s61-02881.
