grissom, virgil i

In 1965, Danny's grief over the death of his older brother Beau is eased when a stray puppy adopts him, but he soon realizes that Beau is somehow in the dog, and sets out to make his brother's dream of seeing a rocket launch at Cape Kennedy come true.

Documents the life and career of astronaut Gus Grissom. Describes his childhood in Indiana, his service as a combat pilot in the Korean War, and his many missions as a NASA astronaut. Explains Grissom's role in the Mercury, Liberty Bell 7, Gemini, and Apollo space programs. Chronicles his near-drowning on Mercury, his near-fatal flight on Liberty Bell 7, and his eventual death in an Apollo fire accident.

Presents a biography of Gus Grissom, following the path he took from the Air Force, to test pilot, to one of the first group of astronauts in the United States' newly formed space program, and discussing his death ina fire while testing the Apollo craft that would have taken him to the moon.

Danny's grief over the death of his older brother Beau is eased when a stray puppy adopts him, but he soon realizes that Beau is somehow in the dog, and sets out to make his brother's dream of seeing a rocket launch at Cape Kennedy come true.

A biography of one of America's first seven astronauts, focusing on the training and career of Gus Grissom, who died in a fire aboard Apollo I in 1967.