July’s Astronaut of the Month is Gus Grissom. A WWII and Korean War vet, he loved flying and fought hard to be included in the original Mercury 7. In fact, he was one of only two astronauts who would participate in Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, going successfully to space twice before his final Apollo mission. Tragically, it was as commander of the Apollo 1 mission that he, along with his team, would die of an accidental fire during training. This horrific tragedy would lead to massive changes in the way NASA conducted missions and dealt with safety issues in the future. https://www.monkeyminionpress.com/blogs/astronaut-of-the-month • #astronaut #spaceart #gusgrissom #astronautofthemonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CCo5zpEj0VV/?igshid=6t1tll6fev4s