The launch of Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7). Onboard is astronaut Gus Grissom on the second American manned spaceflight (sub-orbital) - July 21st 1961
Exceptionally clear voice from the MR-4 pilot. Clearer than Capcom. Wonder if that was recovered audio tape from the spacecraft after it was brought up from the ocean bed.
I was a kid during the Gemini and Apollo missions. Unfortunalely, I was too young to remember the Gemini missions, but I remember the Apollo missions fairly clearly, from Apollo 8 and on. I was absolutely captivated by it all. Ever since then I have been very interested in both the US and USSR/Russian space programs, and now commercial space flight.
It is a real treat to be able to see these images and hear the radio transmissions.
-Don't cry too much
-Okee doke!
Gotta love it. I have a feeling if I could meet and talk to any one of the Mercury Astronauts, I would have enjoyed talking to Gus the most.
greenseaships 5 months ago
He sounds calmer than I do when I'm walking down the street.. !
365275 7 months ago
Exceptionally clear voice from the MR-4 pilot. Clearer than Capcom. Wonder if that was recovered audio tape from the spacecraft after it was brought up from the ocean bed.
faulknep1 7 months ago
Gus Grissom was the Dale Earnhardt of astronauts
mark1261 8 months ago 2
was that Al Shepard on CapCom?
GriffithAMPS 9 months ago
@dylanbonnar i mint be realted to gus
titanic1234561 10 months ago
Poor Gus got such the raw deal.
dylanbonnar 1 year ago
Wow! Thanks for this video!
I was a kid during the Gemini and Apollo missions. Unfortunalely, I was too young to remember the Gemini missions, but I remember the Apollo missions fairly clearly, from Apollo 8 and on. I was absolutely captivated by it all. Ever since then I have been very interested in both the US and USSR/Russian space programs, and now commercial space flight.
It is a real treat to be able to see these images and hear the radio transmissions.
Thanks!
HungryEars 1 year ago
Great audio.... thanks for uploading this!
aerobat150 1 year ago