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Headquarters |
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Astronauts |
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Title
Apollo 204 Astronauts Training
Full Description
Originally designated as the Apollo/Saturn 204 mission, but more
commonly known as Apollo 1, this photograph shows the crew in
training. On January 27, 1967, disaster fell upon the Apollo 1
mission when a sudden fire broke out in the command module
during a launch pad test in which all three of the primary crew
perished. Astronauts Lt. Col. Virgil "Gus" Ivan Grissom, Lt.Col.
Edward Higgins White II, and Lt. Cdr. Roger Bruce Chaffee died
quickly in the tragic accident. An investigative board was
promptly set up to examine the accident and identify the cause
of the fire. The final report gave the results of the
investigation as well as detailed suggestions for major design
and engineering modifications, revisions to test planning,
manufacturing procedures, and quality control. With these
adjustments, the Apollo program became safer and successfully
sent astronauts to the Moon.
Keywords
Apollo 1 204 fire accident Grissom White Chaffee,66-HC-1834
Subject Category
Apollo-1,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
Astronauts
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00056
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: NASA
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
71 |
88 |
6 |
Small |
JPEG |
566 |
704 |
79 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1180 |
1467 |
179 |
Large |
JPEG |
2360 |
2935 |
499 |
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