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Astronaut Grissom talks to backup John Glenn prior to insertion
Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up and ready to climb into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, talks with backup pilot John H. Glenn prior to insertion. The Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission was scrubbed a few hours later due to unfavorable weather over the launch pad.
Catalog Date: 08 September 1961
Film Type: 8x10
NASA image: S61-02882