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What was the name of the project Gus Grissom was part of, before the Apollo program?
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Project Gemini was a United States human spaceflight program that ran from 1961 to 1966. It was the second human spaceflight program of the United States, following Project Mercury. The goal of the Gemini program was to test techniques and equipment for Project Apollo, the mission that would send a man to the Moon. Project Gemini consisted of 10 spaceflights, including 9 manned missions.
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