In Search of Liberty Bell 7 (7/10)

In Search of Liberty Bell 7, Part 7:

On July 21, 1961, astronaut Gus Grissom blasted off on the second American-manned space flight. When his capsule splashed down 300 miles off the coast of Florida and the hatch prematurely blew open, Grissom barely escaped, but the Liberty Bell 7 flooded and sank. Now, 38 years later, undersea explorers set out on an impossible mission, combing a 24-square-mile area in search of something the size of a refrigerator - 3 miles below the surface. An American hero, Gus Grissom died in the tragic Apollo I fire, but his legacy lives on, as his original capsule is found. Startling facts are revealed, ending a mystery that has haunted our conscience for decades!

Narrated by James Earl Jones.
Produced & Directed by: Peter Schnall
For Discovery Communications Inc.
Executive Producer: Suzy Geller Wolf
Vice President of Production: Steve Burns
Executive in Charge of Production: Mike Quattrone
Produced by Partisan Pictures for Discovery Communications Inc.
© 1999 Discovery Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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[G0K3001]

I saw this documentary when it first aired. Fascinating, Gus Grissom was my favorite astronaut, of the original 7. He seemed like a no nonsense type of guy, when it came to getting the job done. I've read in books that if the APOLLO 1 fire never happened he would have been selected to step on the moon first. I feel the only "character" flaw in the RIGHT STUFF was his dense portrayl. That could not be accurate,