Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, [1] the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of …

Jun 17, 2024 · Read detailed biographies, reports, bibliographies, and other resources relating to the Apollo 1 tragedy that took the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Manned Spacecraft Center Director Robert R. Gilruth (far right) introduces the Apollo 1 crew during press conference in Houston.

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. America honored the fallen heroes in funerals with full military honors.

Nov 16, 2023 · On Jan. 27, 1967, a fire swept through the Apollo 1 Command Module during a launch rehearsal test, killing the three astronauts inside.

During a preflight test for what was to be the first crewed Apollo mission, a fire claimed the lives of three U.S. astronauts; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. After the disaster, the mission was officially designated Apollo 1.

Jan 26, 2017 · With 25 days left before the scheduled launch, the crew of Apollo 1 climbed out of a NASA van into sparkling Florida sunshine on January 27, 1967, and ascended the tower of launch pad 34...

Apollo 1 On Jan. 27, 1967, veteran astronaut Gus Grissom, first American spacewalker Ed White and rookie Roger Chaffee (left-to-right) were preparing for what was to be the first manned Apollo flight.

The mission, officially designated as AS-204, later became known as Apollo 1. NASA planned the mission as an open-ended flight lasting up to 14 days and targeted a launch for the first quarter of 1967. The main goals were to prove the space worthiness of the craft and test the Service Module’s large engine.

Jan 26, 2021 · The Apollo 1 fire was a difficult time for NASA and its astronauts, but the improvements in astronaut safety allowed the agency to complete the rest of the program with no further fatalities.

The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which successfully landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. [2] Apollo followed Project Mercury that put the first Americans in space. It was conceived in 1960 as a three-person spacecraft during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration.

Jan 27, 2011 · One of the worst tragedies in the history of spaceflight occurred on January 27, 1967 when the crew of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire in the Apollo Command Module during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral.

Fueled by an exhaustive and fast-burning oxygen-rich atmosphere, the Apollo 1 command capsule ignited from the inside out. Within minutes its crew, astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, lost their lives to the blaze.

Jun 12, 2024 · Apollo 1. On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204…

Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was the first crewed mission of the United States Apollo program, which had as its ultimate goal a crewed lunar landing. [1] The low Earth orbital test of the Apollo Command/Service Module never made its target launch date of February 21, 1967.

Apr 27, 2019 · The Apollo 1 mission was planned to be the first manned flight to test the new Apollo spacecraft in space with the aim to orbit Earth for 14 days! However, on January 27th 1967, tragedy struck on during a preflight test when the three astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives during a fire in the new Apollo ...

Apr 20, 2023 · On 27 January 1967, a tragic event occurred during a ground test of the Apollo spacecraft that would later be known as the Apollo 1 space disaster.

Jan 27, 2017 · When three NASA astronauts were killed in the Apollo 1 fire on Jan. 27, 1967, the routine context of their deaths added a layer of tragedy.

The Apollo 1 Fire, which claimed the lives of NASA astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, was the first fatal accident in the history of US human spaceflight.

Jan 25, 2017 · The Legacy of the Apollo 1 Disaster. Fifty years after a fire killed three astronauts and temporarily grounded U.S. space exploration, a new exhibit honors the fallen crew

Jun 6, 2024 · Apollo 1. 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.