Apollo 1 Mission
Apollo 1 is the official name that was retroactively assigned to the never-flown Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) mission. Its command module (CM-012) was destroyed by fire during a test and training exercise on January 27, 1967 at Pad 34 (Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral, then known as Cape Kennedy) atop a Saturn IB rocket. The crew aboard were the astronauts selected for the first manned Apollo program mission: Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee. All three died in the fire.
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NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks To Apollo 1 CrewSun, 19 Dec 2004
An image taken from Spirit's PanCam looking west depicts the nearby hills named after the astronauts of the Apollo 1 . The crew of Apollo 1 perished in flash fire during a launch pad test of their Apollo spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, Fl. on January 27, 1967.
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Martian Landmarks Dedicated to Apollo 1 CrewSun, 19 Dec 2004
taken by the Mars Global Surveyor's Mars Orbiter Camera of the Columbia Memorial Station and the nearby hills named after the Apollo 1 crew. "Grissom Hill" is located 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) to the Southwest of the rover Spirit's landing site
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NASA Dedicates Martian Landmarks To Apollo 1 CrewSun, 19 Dec 2004
The Apollo 1 crew, from left to right, Roger Chaffee, Ed White and Gus Grissom.
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Command Module During Installation of Heat ShieldTue, 22 Apr 2003
High angle view of Spacecraft 012 Command Module, looking toward -Z axis, during preparation for installation of the crew compartment heat shield, showing mechanics working on aft bay (41851); Spacecraft 012 looking toward -Y axis during installation of heat shield. Note uprighting system compressor in aft bay, at right, and Reaction Control System (RCS) valve module panel, center of photo
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Closeup View of Command Module After FireTue, 22 Apr 2003
Closeup view of the interior of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command Module at Pad 34 showing the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the prime crew of the Apollo/Saturn 204 mission. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee lost their lives in the accidental fire.
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Apollo 1 Capsule Moves to New Home
Sun, 18 Feb 2007Text
By Danielle Zielinski HAMPTON -- The Apollo 1 capsule went on a short voyage Saturday to a newer, environmentally-controlled warehouse at NASA's Langley Research Center, according to a news release ……the Apollo spacecraft. Originally known as the AS-204 mission, it was renamed Apollo 1 in honor of the crew. The three astronauts died within seconds while trying to escape from the burning oxygen in the capsule …
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Apollo 1 - Remembering Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger ChaffeeWed, 4 Mar 2009
This video reminisces about the brave astronauts that lost their lives during the Apollo 1 mission. credit: NASA
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American Aerospace Heroes Converge on Dayton for Apollo Anniversary
Fri, 17 Jul 2009
…pilot and airpower advocate; and the late Edward H. White II, Gemini and Apollo missions astronaut who lost his life in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire in 1967. Armstrong, golf legend Arnold Palmer, comedian Rich Little, and Shuttle-Mir crew leader Col …
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Coalition for Space Exploration Pauses to Reflect and Remember
Thu, 29 Jan 2009
…reflect on the lives lost in the heroic endeavors of our space program. During this day of tribute, we honor those aboard Apollo 1 , Challenger, Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, who tragically lost their lives in pursuit of an admirable cause …
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NASA Worries About Design Flaws
Tue, 12 Aug 2008
…agency in general. The safety advisory panel includes two former space shuttle astronauts and was created after the deadly 1967 Apollo 1 fire. The panel said it is "concerned that this process may not be capable of providing adequate protection against hazards that …
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