Apollo 1’s crew knew their ship could never reach the Moon. It was never meant to. The barebones ‘Block 1’ spacecraft, intended only for Earth-orbital tests, had none of the navigational ...

On this date in 1967, a flash fire onboard the Apollo 1 capsule during a test procedure claimed the lives of three astronauts.

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 ...

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