{"id":5921,"date":"2016-08-26T21:52:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=5921"},"modified":"2025-01-19T16:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T14:44:28","slug":"gus-grissom-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/gus-grissom-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Gus Grissom Memorial Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Virgil I. &#8220;Gus&#8221; Grissom Memorial Museum<\/strong> is located within <strong>Spring Mill State Park<\/strong> in <strong>Mitchell<\/strong>, <strong>Indiana<\/strong>. This museum honors astronaut Virgil &#8220;Gus&#8221; Grissom, a Mitchell native and one of <strong>NASA<\/strong>&#8216;s original seven <strong>Mercury astronauts<\/strong>. <strong>Gemini 3 &#8220;Molly Brown&#8221; Space Capsule<\/strong> is the actual spacecraft piloted by Grissom during his 1965 mission. <strong>Space Suit<\/strong> worn by Grissom, showcasing the gear used during his missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gus Grissom Memorial Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Spring Mill State Park<\/span> main road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Mitchell<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Indiana 47446<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/springmillstatepark.com\/gus-grissom-memorial\">https:\/\/springmillstatepark.com\/gus-grissom-memorial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">+1 (812) 849-4129<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">Daily 08:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">On the north side of Hwy 60, three miles east of town, just inside the entrance to Spring Mill State Park. Tell the person at the Park entry guardhouse that you&#8217;re going to the museum<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d796825.3062076428!2d-86.970450013581!3d38.727018!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x12f86b7377ea9f12!2sGus+Grissom+Memorial!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1472240891301\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/gus-grissom-memorial\/gemini-capsule-gt-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gemini-Capsule-GT-3.jpg\" alt=\"Gemini Capsule GT-3 &quot;Molly Brown&quot;, Virgil I. Gus Grissom Memorial Museum\" class=\"wp-image-5922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"txt\">GT-3 &#8220;Molly Brown&#8221;<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"txt\">Gemini Capsule<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"txt\">The Grissom Memorial honors Hoosier astronaut Virgil &#8220;Gus&#8221; Grissom, one of the seven Mercury astronauts and America&#8217;s second man in space.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgil I. &#8220;Gus&#8221; Grissom Memorial Museum is located within Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, Indiana. 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