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What was the name of the spacecraft Gus Grissom piloted on his first solo space flight?

  • Liberty Bell 7

  • Freedom 7

  • Friendship 7

  • Apollo 1

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Gus Grissom piloted the Liberty Bell 7 on his first solo space flight. It was a Mercury capsule that was launched on July 21, 1961, and landed in the Atlantic Ocean after completing an orbital mission.
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