even though the investigation found design flaws, the lawsuit broke the code of silent suffering by nasa wives, and betty grissom was shunned and ostracized. she raised her family, and is survived by her two sons, her two grandchildren and a great grandchild. she died this past saturday at a home in houston. in keeps with the quiet life she led in old age, she died while sorts the laundry. her neighbors were worried because she hadn t been out to pick up the mail. she showed great bravery in life because her partner in life, her brave husband gus had been taken from her. that is our broadcast on a friday night and for this week. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from nbc headquarters here in new york.
in space, one of the original mercury seven and likely would have been the first man on the moon had he lived. betty grisom famously said as an astronaut s wife she died 100,000 deaths by the time she lost her husband but suspected negligence because he had no way to escape from that capsule. left to raise two sons as a single mother, she sued the north american rockwell, the manufacturer of the space capsule for negligence. they later settled for $350,000. even though the investigation found design flaws, the lawsuit broke the code of silent suffering by nasa wives and betty grissom was shunned and ostraciz ostracized. betty grissom raised her family and is survived by her two sons, great grandchildren and a great grandchild. she died this past saturday at her home in houston. in keeping with the quiet life she led in old age, she died
space program. gus like his friend neil armstrong was a veteran he had flown combat missions overseas. he was the second american in space one of the original mercury seven and likely would have been the first man on the moon had he lived. betty grisom famously said as an astrona astronaut s wife she died 100,000 deaths by the time she lost her husband but suspected negligence because he had no way to escape. left to raise two sons as a single mother, she sued the manufacturer of the space capsule for negligence. they settled for $350,000. even though the investigation found design flaws, betty was shunned and ostracized. betty grissom raised her family
officials worry tonight that number may rise. rescuers desperately searching through twisted piles of steel and concrete, searching for survivors. the possibility of finding people alive under the rubble are shrinking with the passing time, but we never lose hope. reporter: this video capturing the moment the heavily trafficked bridge came crashing down monday during a sudden rainstorm, taking over 30 vehicles with it. these residents telling me, when the bridge collapsed, it felt like an earthquake. and the danger may not be over yet. there are fears that the rest of the bridge may collapse on top of those hazards. this image showing the bridge before. tonight, over 600 people evacuated from those surrounding buildings. investigators trying to determine what caused the massive span to plummet, looking at possible design flaws or inadequate maintenance.
more. we re here today to honor the memory of those who lost their lives. family, members and community members gathered to honor 17 members killed in duck boat accident. around 200 attended memorial. bell chimed 17 times for each one lost. i m just so sorry they got on the boat, of the 17 nine were of one family. two investigations going on, ntsb s investigation in safety procedures and the state investigation, highway patrol s investigation into the circumstances of this situation. private investigators steve paul says he inspected the duck boats and warned about design