| NASA Center: |
Kennedy Space Center |
| Image # : |
BurntCapsule |
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| Date : |
01/28/1967
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Title
Apollo 1's Command Module
Full Description
This photograph shows Apollo 1's Command Module a day after the
fire that took the lives of astronauts Lt. Col. Virgil
"Gus" Ivan Grissom, Lt. Col. Edward Higgins White II, and Lt.
Cdr. Roger Bruce Chaffee. The photograph was taken in the White
Room at Launch Complex 34 where the Command Module was taken.
The exterior effects of the intense heat of the flash fire can
be seen. 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 accident fire Grissom White Chaffee, 37-H-134
Subject Category
Apollo-1
Reference Numbers
- Center:
KSC
- Center Number:
BurntCapsule
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00057
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: NASA
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
| Thumbnail |
JPEG |
66 |
87 |
6 |
| Small |
JPEG |
530 |
697 |
71 |
| Medium |
JPEG |
1104 |
1453 |
168 |
| Large |
JPEG |
2207 |
2906 |
511 |
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