Gus Grissom
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
Grissom's record includes the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, awarded posthumously, and two NASA Distinguished Service Medals. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and is listed in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's astronaut roster. Purdue University honors him as "our first astronaut," and numerous institutions bear his name, including Grissom Air Reserve Base, the Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom Library, and the Space Museum and Gus Grissom Center.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Inducted for contributions to aviation and spaceflight.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Awarded for exceptional contributions to spaceflight.
Purdue University "our first astronaut"
Honored as the university's first astronaut.
Grissom Air Reserve Base
Base named in his honor.
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom Library
New $40 million facility broke ground in July 2026.