Alive Quote by Gus Grissom

“As I told a friend of mine once who asked me why I joined Mercury, I think if I had been alive 150 years ago, I might have wanted to go out and help open up the West.” quote by Gus Grissom — Download Open image

“As I told a friend of mine once who asked me why I joined Mercury, I think if I had been alive 150 years ago, I might have wanted to go out and help open up the West.”

Gus Grissom

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