Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, [1] the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to …

Jun 17, 2024 · The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their …

Jan 26, 2017 · With 25 days left before the scheduled launch, the crew of Apollo 1 climbed out of a NASA van into sparkling Florida sunshine on January 27, 1967, and ascended the tower of …

During a preflight test on January 27, 1967 for what was to be the first crewed Apollo mission, a fire claimed the lives of three U.S. astronauts; Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.

Apollo 1 was the first crewed mission of the Apollo program. Originally labelled AS-204, the mission was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, with a low Earth orbital test of the Apollo …

The mission was scheduled to launch on February 21, 1967, but a fire broke out in the spacecraft during a pre-launch test on January 27, killing all three astronauts on board: Gus Grissom, …

Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, [1] the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to …

The Apollo I mission was set to be the first crewed flight of the Apollo program and was scheduled to launch on Feb. 21, 1967. President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon …

Mar 22, 2025 · How a catastrophic fire in 1967 fundamentally altered NASA's approach to human spaceflight and continues to influence modern spacecraft design. The Apollo 1 fire of January …

Uncrewed test flights beginning in 1966 demonstrated the safety of the launch vehicles and spacecraft to carry astronauts, and four crewed flights beginning in October 1968 …