On January 27th, 1967, three NASA astronauts--Roger Chaffee, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and Ed White--perished in a fire that erupted in the Apollo 1 command module during a preflight test. Though it was set to be the first crewed Apollo mission, the craft never made it off the launchpad. The tragedy, which took place 50...
On January 27th, 1967, three NASA astronauts--Roger Chaffee, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and Ed White--perished in a fire that erupted in the Apollo 1 command module during a preflight test. Though it was set to be the first crewed Apollo mission, the craft never made it off the launchpad. The tragedy, which took place 50...
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