Apollo 1 - NASA
Jun 17, 2024 · Remembering Apollo 1. 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. Learn More
Apollo 1 - Wikipedia
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 …
Apollo 1 AS-204 - NASA
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.
Apollo 1 Resources - NASA
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…
55 Years Ago: The Apollo 1 Fire and its Aftermath - NASA
Feb 3, 2022 · Astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee, clad in their spacesuits inside their Command Module (CM) at Cape Kennedy’s Launch Complex 34, were conducting a countdown simulation ahead of their planned Feb. 21 launch. Their mission, officially called Apollo 204 but better known as Apollo 1, was to be the first piloted Apollo flight.
How the Apollo 1 Mission Turned Deadly—Before Blastoff
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 for...
The Apollo 1 tragedy - NSSDCA
Jan 27, 2011 · They were training for the first crewed Apollo flight, an Earth orbiting mission scheduled to be launched on 21 February. They were taking part in a "plugs-out" test, in which the Command Module was mounted on the Saturn 1B on the launch pad just as it would be for the actual launch, but the Saturn 1B was not fueled.
Jan 31, 2017 · Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives January 27, 1967, during ground testing of the Apollo Command Module. This year marks the first of many momentous events associated with the 50th anniversary of Project Apollo. Every event, from spectacular achievement to tragic failure, has taught us something.
Apollo 1 - National Air and Space Museum
During a preflight test on January 27, 1967 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.
Apollo 1: A fatal fire - Space.com
Jan 26, 2021 · The Apollo program changed forever on Jan. 27, 1967, when a flash fire swept through the Apollo 1 command module during a launch rehearsal test. Despite the best efforts of the ground crew, the...