deaths

crew of Apollo 1

Historical image related to crew of Apollo 1 from January 27, 1967

Gus Grissom

American astronaut (1926–1967)

Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Project Mercury, a program to train and launch astronauts into outer space.…
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January 27

Day of the year

January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 338 days remain until the end of the year.
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