Gus GrissomBirth Chart
Virgil Ivan Grissom
03/04/1926 18:00
AA - Birth record in hand
Mitchell (IN)
USA
38°44' ↑ North - 86°28' ← West
06:00 West
Sun Moon Asc
Photo: Reproduction
Virgil Ivan “Gus” Grissom was an Air Force pilot and one of the seven astronauts selected for Project Mercury, the United States’ first crewed space program. He became the second American to reach space on a suborbital flight aboard the capsule Liberty Bell 7 in July 1961 — a mission whose landing nearly ended in tragedy when the hatch blew and the capsule sank. In 1965 Grissom commanded Gemini III, the first American crewed mission with two occupants, alongside John Young, consolidating his role as a pilot and leader in early orbital flights. His career reflected the rapid technological advances and inherent risks of the Cold War space race. In January 1967 Grissom died during a ground test of the Apollo 1 Command Module, along with Ed White and Roger Chaffee, in an accident that prompted major safety overhauls at NASA. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He remains one of the pioneers of American space exploration, remembered both for his flight achievements and for the safety lessons resulting from his death.
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↣ Sun in Aries - 13°28' - in house 7
↣ Moon in Sagittarius - 19°50' - in house 3
↣ Mercury in Aries - 06°43' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Aquarius - 28°08' - in house 5
↣ Mars in Aquarius - 08°31' - in house 4/5
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 19°37' - in house 5
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 25°24' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 26°27' - in house 6
↣ Neptune in Leo - 22°14' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 12°36' - in house 10
↣ North Node in Cancer - 21°29' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Libra - 12°11' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Cancer - 13°53' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Libra - 16°22'
↣ Sun in house 7
↣ Moon in house 3
↣ Mercury in house 7
↣ Venus in house 5
↣ Mars in house 4/5
↣ Jupiter in house 5
↣ Saturn in house 2
↣ Uranus in house 6
↣ Neptune in house 11
↣ Pluto in house 10
↣ North Node in house 10
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Moon trine (6°21' separating)
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (6°45' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Mars sextile (4°57' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto square (0°52' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (2°54' separating)
↣ Sun and Ascendant opposition (1°17' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Midheaven square (0°25' separating)
↣ Moon and Mars parallel
↣ Moon and Jupiter sextile (0°13' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (2°24' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Moon and North Node antiparallel
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (3°27' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars sextile (1°48' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto square (5°53' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (9°40' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant opposition (5°28' separating) antiparallel
↣ Venus and Jupiter conjunction (8°32' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn square (2°45' separating)
↣ Venus and Neptune opposition (5°55' separating)
↣ Mars and Ascendant trine (3°40' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn square (5°47' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune opposition (2°37' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°14' applying)
↣ Saturn and Uranus trine (1°03' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune square (3°10' applying)
↣ Saturn and North Node trine (3°55' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node trine (4°58' separating)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (5°51' applying)
↣ Pluto and North Node parallel
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°47' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant square (0°24' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven conjunction (1°18' separating)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°07' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven conjunction (7°36' applying) parallel