Virgil Grissom
/ˌvɜːdʒɪl ˈɡrɪsəm/
/ˌvɜːrdʒɪl ˈɡrɪsəm/
- (1926-67) the second US astronaut to be sent into space (1961), and the first to make two space flights. He was killed with two other astronauts, Roger Chaffee and Edward White, in the Apollo 1 spacecraft when it was destroyed by fire during a test on the ground.
see also Apollo program维吉尔·格里索姆(Virgil Grissom):(1926-67)是第二位被送入太空的美国宇航员(1961),也是第一位进行两次太空飞行的人。他在阿波罗1号航天器中被其他两名宇航员罗杰·查菲和爱德华·怀特杀死,当时该飞船在地面测试中被大火摧毁。