What astronaut almost drowned in 1961, when his Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank upon splashdown in the Pacific Ocean?
- Jim Lovell
- Ed White
- Roger Chaffee
- Gus Grissom
Answer
The correct answer is D) Gus Grissom.
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