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The flight of Liberty Bell 7

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It was Friday, 21 July 1961, a morning that was almost a carbon copy of Wednesday prior to scrubbing the launch due to poor weather conditions. For the second time in less than 48 hours, Gus Grissom removed his protective overshoes and was carefully assisted into Liberty Bell 7 at 3:58 a.m. (EST), hoping to keep his delayed date with history.

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  1. Bonnet Bay, New South Wales, Australia

    Colin Burgess

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Burgess, C. (2014). The flight of Liberty Bell 7 . In: Liberty Bell 7. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04391-3_4

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