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Jan 27, 2013 · On Jan. 27, 1967, Apollo 1's crew—Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee—was killed when a fire erupted in their capsule during testing. Here, the trio post at...
Mar 25, 2024 · The Apollo 1 exploded during a rehearsal test and killed Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee. Here's what happened to their bodies.
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Feb 3, 2022 · The nation’s Moon landing program suffered a shocking setback on Jan. 27, 1967, with the deaths of Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee in a flash fire aboard their spacecraft during a ground test on the launch pad.
Nov 16, 2023 · On Jan. 27, 1967, a fire swept through the Apollo 1 Command Module during a launch rehearsal test, tragically killing the three astronauts trapped inside.
Jan 24, 2017 · But, infamously, a fire in the pure oxygen environment of the Apollo 1 spacecraft could not be compensated for—even by arguably NASA's best test pilot, Gus Grissom, veteran astronaut Ed...
Jan 27, 2017 · Six rescuers tried to save the Apollo 1 astronauts from a suffocating, fiery death. My grandpa was one of them.
Nov 19, 2021 · Photos from the Apollo 1 Fire: NASA’s First Disaster. Remembering The Bright Stars of the Apollo 1 Crew – On January 27, 1967, NASA experienced its first space disaster that resulted in the deaths of three astronauts. Learn how their legacy lives on in the stars.
Jun 6, 2024 · Apollo 1 - NASA. On January 27, 1967, a flash fire swept through the Apollo 1 (then known as Apollo 204) command module during a launch rehearsal test killing the crew: Virgil I "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.
Jan 27, 2013 · The flag draped coffin of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom is escorted at Arlington Cemetery, Va., by his fellow astronauts, following the Apollo 1 fire that claimed his life.
