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Gemini Return Described by Gus Grissom
Lt. Col. Virgil I Grissom recounts Gemini 3 retro-fire and reentry as pivotal moments. He describes controlled reentry, dazzling heat shield glow, and a bumpy splashdown near the Intrepid with John Young. Postflight hospitalities included a meeting with President Johnson and NASA honors.
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