Description: Spacelog: a site for experiencing early space missions through radio transcripts and photography.
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Read the stories of early space exploration from the original transcripts. Now open to the public in a searchable, linkable format.
A delightfully immersive perspective on history — Boing Boing
NASA's second suborbital mission was a success until after splashdown, when the hatch blew unexpectedly, forcing pilot Gus Grissom to egress into the water as the capsule began to sink.