Did You Know Apollo 1 Never Left Earth? Apollo 1 was planned as NASA’s first crewed mission of the Apollo program, a crucial step toward landing humans on the Moon. On January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were conducting a routine ground test inside the Apollo command module at Cape Kennedy. The spacecraft was sealed and filled with a pure oxygen atmosphere, simulating flight conditions. During the test, a small electrical spark ignited flammable materials inside

On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/ez1ouH The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.S. space program. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first flight that NASA would conduct to prepare for a crewed landing on the moon. Less than a month before their planned launch date, a fire erupted inside the apollo command module w

2K views · 2.1K reactions | Right after leaving Earth, Apollo 17’s Command and Service Module America flipped around to dock with the Lunar Module Challenger inside the Saturn upper stage. This sequence shows that approach and capture, the first step toward the last Apollo landing. Follow @spaceeves #Apollo17 #MoonLanding #SpaceHistory | SpaceEve | Facebook