Betty Moore Grissom

(1927-2018)

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Betty Lavonne Grissom (née Moore; August 8, 1927 – October 7, 2018) was the plaintiff in a successful lawsuit against a NASA contractor which established a precedent for families of astronauts killed in service to receive compensation. Her husband Gus Grissom, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, died in the first fatal accident in the history of the United States space program. Ms. Grissom has been portrayed in the books The Right Stuff (1979) by Tom Wolfe and The Astronaut Wives Club (2013) by Lily Koppel and by the actors Veronica Cartwright and JoAnna Garcia in the film and television adaptations of those books.

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Born	Betty Lavonne Moore 8 August 1927 Mitchell, Indiana, U.S.
Died	7 October 2018 (aged 91) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Zodiac	Leo
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Gus Grissom 1926-1967 · American astronaut · m. 1945 info edit

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Scott info 1st child with Gus Grissom Male b. 16 May 1950 · Age: 75 · 1950- · Celebrity Baby

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Mark info 2nd child with Gus Grissom Male b. 30 Dec 1953 · Age: 71 · 1953- · Celebrity Baby

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