Virgil Ivan “Gus” Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967)
Edward Higgins “Ed” White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967)
Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967)
The crew of Apollo 1. Ad astra per aspera ❤️
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"The external heat shield has been removed from the Apollo 1 Command Module (CM-012) in the Pyrotechnics Installation Building (PIB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the investigation. The aft heat shield, at top, and the crew compartment heat shield of the Apollo 1 spacecraft in the PIB. Parts removed from the Apollo 1 CM are sorted on tables in the PIB for investigators to examine."
Date: March 1967
NASA ID: link
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NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes
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“We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.” -Gus Grissom
(Remembering the astronauts who gave their lives 57 years ago, in the Apollo 1 fire.)
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Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on January 27, 1967.
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The Apollo 1 Conspiracy
Welcome to Episode 137 of Let’s Get Haunted! On July 20, 1969, the United States Apollo 11 Mission made history when two of its astronauts - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin - became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. Though Apollo 11 is perhaps the most well-known of the Apollo Program's missions, it never would've been possible without its predecessors. Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were the three brave astronauts assigned to the first of these historic spaceflights: Apollo 1. A critical moment along the Space Race timeline, Apollo 1 represented the first phase of NASA's project to put men on the moon before the Soviets. When all 3 of these astronauts shockingly perished in a fire during a mock launch exercise, rumors and conspiracy theories began to swirl. Were their brutal deaths an accident? Or were Grissom, White, and Chaffee murdered? When a whistleblower mysteriously ended up dead after testifying in front of Congress, suspicions only deepened. Join us as we explore the winding unsolved mystery known as the Apollo 1 Conspiracy!
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History really lost out when Gus Grissom died in Apollo 1, as he was supposed to be the first man on the moon.
Could you imagine the intense majesty of the moment, as the astronaut slowly, slowly climbs down the lunar landers ladder ...
... he takes that historic first step on another planet ...
... the world collectively holds its breath as he pauses ...
... then speaks the immortal words: "Fuckin' A, Bubba, we're on the moon!"
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Some stuff about Roger from Roger That!
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The fire-damaged Apollo 1 Capsule (CM-012) being lowered from LC-34.
Date: February 17, 1967
NASA ID: link, AP1-KSC-67PC-34
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im so normal abt sibling relationships in media i swear
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Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-1-monument-dedication
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it them!!
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