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Title: Space History Photo: Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 08, 2014, 07:18:51 pm

Space History Photo: Grissom Climbs into Liberty Bell 7
SPACE.COM
From NASA   |   June 06, 2014 12:42pm ET


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  Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom climbs into "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft the morning of July 21, 1961.  Credit: NASA

 
 
In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom climbs into "Liberty Bell 7" spacecraft the morning of July 21, 1961. Backup Astronaut John Glenn assists in the operation.

The Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) successfully launched the Liberty Bell 7 at 7:20 am EST on July 21, 1961. MR-4 was the second in a series of successful U.S. manned suborbital flights.

Each weekday, SPACE.com looks back at the history of spaceflight through photos (archive (http://www.space.com/topics/space-history-photos/)).


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