Gus Grissom

Christa McAuliffe and Allan McDonald as the events unfolded. I want to start off my film with a quote by Gus Grissom; he is a famous astronaut who perished during a pretest launch for Apollo I. Grissom said, “If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.”(Gus) My plan for a film or documentary is to focus on the teacher astronaut, Christa McAuliffe,…

Long before the “creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958”, humans had a fascination with flight and space. (Wiki-NASA) From Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine to the space launch system of the future there have been innovators and naysayers. With all innovation and exploration there comes great risk, as the machines became more complex the smaller the margin for error became. After man achieved success in flight on Earth he wanted to venture beyond and push…

In 1983, Philip Kaufman directed a unique film that encompassed the culture of America’s ambition to push the limits. The Right Stuff is a dramatic film that covers the historic events of the space race in the 1960’s. The film begins in a bar, where Chuck Yeager, a celebrated war veteran, steps through the door and approaches the bartender to order a drink. He overhears a conversation about test pilots attempting to break the sound barrier and, thirsty for glory, he signs himself up. The…

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Westminster, Colorado, my parents Craig and Michelle Habben sat in Westminster Lutheran Church. Lyndsay, who was my cousin, was getting confirmed; my parents, along with the rest of my dad’s side of the family, sat and supported her. My mom Michelle had been experiencing some pain and discomfort all day, therefore, she didn’t get any sleep the night before. Once my mom noticed that she was having contractions five minutes apart, she knew for sure she was in…

ended in failure. For example, January 27, 1967 the preflight test for the apollo mission, that was to be known as Apollo 1, ended in tragedy when a fire swept through the command module killing astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee (Time-Life 178). “Gus” Grissom had told reporters before the incident, “If we die, we want people to accept it. We’re in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is…

This crew was led by astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom and John Young. They two men came back down the same day. GT-4 is one of the most important missions because of the time frame the crew remained on air. The launch was on June 3, 1995 and James McDivitt along with Ed White did not Splashdown until…

9,etc. to name a few. The author also writes about one of the darkest/ coldest days for the American Space Program, January 27, 1967. The Apollo 1 mission took the lives of brave men to a really sad and horrifying end. Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White II, and Pilot Roger B died gruesome deaths when the cockpit went up in flames (194). The whole nation was mourning for these brave men. The author then goes ahead and talks about “The year of the Apollo” (1969),…

On his Gemini 3 mission with Gus Grissom, John displayed his irrepressible sense of humor, when he smuggled Grissom’s favorite sandwich on board the flight as a “secret experiment.” Wally Schirra had ordered a corned beef sandwich from Wolfie’s Delicatessen in Cocoa Beach, and secretly…

Space, a vast, black ocean littered with stars dancing along with the silky white moon. For hundreds of years humans studied these stars and on May 25, 1961 President John F. Kennedy had a challenge at the ready, to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade, this inspired series of missions called Apollo. It took NASA six years to land a human being on the moon and fulfill President Kennedy’s challenge along with bringing pride and of course moon rocks to…

The principal thing that rings a bell when considering John F. Kennedy is his assassination, however in his lifetime, he ought to have been known more for his achievements throughout his life, than the inequity of his demise. In spite of the fact that John F. Kennedy was a decent president, it wasn’t the future he initially had planned as a main priority when growing up. In fact, John’s original plan was to pursue his passion for journalism, as poetry was one of his favorite pastimes. He once…