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OTD In Space – January 27: Apollo 1 Fire
On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history ...
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3 astronauts die in Apollo capsule
CAPE KENNEDY -- America's first three Apollo astronauts died ... U.S. News // 1 hour ago Divided appeals court denies White House's attempt to fire watchdog Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A divided federal ...
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On this date: Apollo 1 tragedy claims the lives of crew
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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NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony
The Apollo 1 fire erupted on Jan. 27, 1967, while team members were testing the mission's command module on the ground. The three Apollo 1 astronauts — Roger Chaffee, Ed White and Gus Grissom ...
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NASA marks Apollo, Challenger, Columbia tragedies on annual Day of Remembrance
The ceremony paid homage to Columbia’s seven along with the seven who died on Space Shuttle Challenger on Jan. 28, 1986, the three Apollo 1 astronauts that died in a fire on the launch pad ...
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American Space Museum honors fallen NASA astronauts during Titusville remembrance ceremony
NASA's Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia tragedies remind Andrew Allen of the science fiction movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," where Americans later recall what they were doing and what they ...
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INTERACTIVE: The NASA astronauts and employees who died in service to U.S. space exploration
The Space Mirror Memorial is engraved with the names of the crews of three space missions along with astronaut ... ahead of the Apollo 1 mission launch when there was a cabin fire that killed ...