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.
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3 astronauts die in Apollo capsule
Astronauts Walter Schirra, Donn E. Eisele and Walter Cunningham were the backup team for Apollo 1 and presumably will move into the void left by Grissom, White and Chaffee. The program ...
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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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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Tragedy Strikes Apollo 1 Crew In Cape Canaveral January 27, 1967
Three Apollo I astronauts Rogers Chaffee, Edward White and Gus Grissom die due to a flash fire at a grounded space capsule in Cape Canaveral, [...] ...
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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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Trump administration removes Apollo moon rock from White House Oval Office
Moon rocks have also made brief visits at the White House. During Trump's first term in office, a different Apollo 17 rock ...
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Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin stars in Verizon commercial. How to see the Brevard resident
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin ... Consider doing it at 1 of these Brevard spots ...