#Remembering Gus Grissom, NASA's 2nd astronaut, on his #birthday.

The 2nd American in space (Liberty Bell 7), first Gemini mission commander (Gemini III), and Apollo 1 commander, he had all the "Right Stuff."

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Happy 100th #birthday to the late, great Chuck Yeager, World War II flying ace and test pilot who shattered the myth of the sound barrier in 1947. 🥳

Yeager is seen here with the Bell X-1A which he flew to a then-record speed of Mach 2.44 on December 12, 1953.

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Remembering astronaut Bill Pogue on his #birthday today. As the pilot of the Skylab IV crew, he spent 84 days in space in 1973-1974, a new record at the time!

Read this Oklahoma native's oral history interview about his time in the Air Force and at NASA: https://go.nasa.gov/3Hhwpy4
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A very happy 80th #birthday to space flight legend Dr. Shannon Lucid! 🥳

Selected with the 1st class of @NASA_Astronauts to include women in 1978, Lucid flew to space 5 times and held the record for most time spent in space by an American and by a woman from 1996 to June 2007.
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