What profession did Gus Grissom have apart from being an astronaut?
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Gus Grissom was an engineer, test pilot and astronaut for NASA. He was one of the seven original Mercury Seven astronauts, and the second American to travel into space. Grissom was also the commander of the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 1. However, the mission ended in tragedy when a fire broke out in the spacecraft during a pre-launch test.
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