What was the name of the mission during which Gus Grissom tragically died?
Apollo 1
Gemini 3
Mercury-Redstone 4
Apollo 13
Answer
Apollo 1 was the first manned mission in the Apollo program. It was intended to be a test flight of the Apollo Command Module. However, a fire broke out in the capsule during a launch rehearsal on January 27, 1967, killing all three astronauts aboard: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee.
Blast off with Gus Grissom: Journey through the Life of an American Astronaut
More Questions
Related Quizzes
Subscribe Now!
Learn something
new everyday
Playing quizzes is free! We send 1 quiz every week to your inbox