On this date, Jan. 27, 1967, NASA astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee died during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1. A flash fire swept through the capsule so quickly ...

Because of the pressure of the fire, and the fact that the spacecraft's hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape. Investigation of the Apollo 1 Accident Extensive reviews followed the ...

Seventeen astronauts were lost in the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters. The crew of Apollo 1 during training in Florida in January 1967. From left, Virgil "Gus ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. - A house in the Waterset community of Apollo Beach was damaged by fire Monday afternoon. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to the scene on Del Coronado Drive around 2:02 p.