Brochure, "The Flight of Astronaut Grissom and the Liberty Bell 7," July 21, 1961

In July 1961, astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to travel into space. This U.S. government brochure documents Grissom's flight in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Mercury capsule Liberty Bell 7. Grissom's sub-orbital flight was one step toward NASA's goal to orbit a manned spacecraft around Earth. John Glenn's flight in Friendship 7--the next mission--accomplished that objective.