Astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom after the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) flight. Grissom enjoys a meal aboard the recovery ship, U.S.S. Randolph, following his 15 minute, 37 seconds suborbital space mission. Date: 7/21/1961 Image Credit: NASA View the original image. Visit the NASA APPEL website. Read more from "This Month in NASA History: Apollo 1 - Abandon in Place"
