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The Apollo 1 fire on this date in 1967

On this date, the crew of Apollo 1 -- Dave Chafee, Ed White, Gus Grissom -- were killed when a fire broke out in the cabin as they were practicing for a launch that would have taken place that February.



Today, there are three craters on the Moon named after them

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What a tradgedy. A capsule pressurized with pure oxygen, and a plug style hatch sealed their fate.

The exacting cost of spaceflight, this was a hard lesson learned.
God bless those brave pioneers.
May God bless them and they rest in peace knowing the lessons learned may have saved other lives.
DrWatson · 70-79, M

 
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