Apollo 1’s crew knew their ship could never reach the Moon. It was never meant to. The barebones ‘Block 1’ spacecraft, intended only for Earth-orbital tests, had none of the navigational ...

Investigation of the Apollo 1 Accident Extensive reviews followed the accident. Ultimately the cause of the fire was determined to be a spark from worn wiring insulation; once the fire started it ...

January 27th has seen its fair share of significant events that have shaped the course of history. One of the most notable events that occurred on January ...

Mueller, announced that the mission originally scheduled for Grissom, White and Chaffee would be known as Apollo 1. NASA honors the Apollo 1 astronauts, and all other fallen astronauts on January ...

During a routine pre-launch test in January 1967, a fire broke out inside the Apollo 1 command module, killing astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee. The accident and fire ...