Mercury-Redstone 4: Gus Grissom Second American in Space, July 21, 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).
Date: July 21, 1961
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