TLS signed “Virgil I. Grissom,” one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, August 23, 1961. A typed form letter of thanks to a supporter. In full: “Thank you for your congratulations and thoughtfulness. Your reaction as a fellow American has been most heart-warming and encouraging to me. I am very proud to have been a part of this step in our space program. Due to the thousands of letters received I cannot take time to answer all your questions individually. Instead, I am enclosing some material which may be of help to you.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one slightly affecting the first stroke of signature, and a mild block of toning to right side over signature, as well as some other scattered toning and edge dings.
One month earlier, Grissom made headlines as the second American astronaut to make a suborbital flight…and the first to court disaster when, after splashdown, explosive bolts on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule detonated unexpectedly, flooding the spacecraft and nearly killing him. Grissom perished in a fire aboard Apollo I in 1967. A ‘full’ signature from one of the first casualties of the space race. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.
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