The Supersonic Story of Virgil "Gus" Grissom with Biographer George Leopold

7.7K views · 33 reactions | Michael Trotter plays Virgil "Gus" Grissom, who earned his nickname after a friend was reading his name upside down and misread "Griss" as "Gus." The Right Stuff is now streaming on Disney+. | National Geographic TV | Facebook

Bart builds his argument around timing, behavior, and testimony rather than technical detail. He recalls Gus Grissom openly questioning readiness, pointing to basic communication failures and equipment problems that, in his view, contradicted the confidence required for a lunar mission. He references rehearsal footage showing malfunctions and recounts statements from Grissom’s widow, who recounted her husband describing unusual intelligence presence on the launchpad shortly before his death. Gri