On this date: Apollo 1 tragedy claims the lives of crew
On this date in 1967, a flash fire onboard the Apollo 1 capsule during a test procedure claimed the lives of three astronauts ...
Astronomy1 年
Apollo 1 tragedy: The fatal fire and its aftermath
Commander Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom, America’s second man in space, was joined on Apollo 1 by Senior Pilot Ed White, the nation’s first spacewalker. Rounding out the Apollo 1 crew was Pilot ...
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3 astronauts die in Apollo capsule
(Gus) Grissom, 40, and Edward H ... Eisele and Walter Cunningham were the backup team for Apollo 1 and presumably will move into the void left by Grissom, White and Chaffee.
Hallowed ground: Lost Apollo 1 astronauts memorialized at long-abandoned Launch Complex 34
The Apollo 1 memorial ceremony featured remarks from NASA and military leaders, a moment of silence and the Patrick Space ...
USA Today8 天
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 ...
American Space Museum honors fallen NASA astronauts during Titusville remembrance ceremony
Astronaut Memorial Ceremony took place Sunday to honor the 17 NASA crew members lost in the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia ...