How many total times did Gus Grissom fly to space?
Twice
Once
Three times
Four times
Answer
Gus Grissom flew to space twice. His first flight was in 1961 as the second person to orbit the Earth in the Mercury-Redstone 3 spacecraft. His second flight was in 1965 as the commander of the Gemini 3 spacecraft. Grissom died in a 1967 fire on the launch pad during a pre-flight test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft.
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