The first piloted Apollo flight – called Apollo 204, though it would later be known as Apollo 1 – was intended for tests in Earth orbit, part of the eventual path to later Apollo missions going to the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B ...

Thick smoke filled the cabin as flames erupted during a routine test, trapping three astronauts in a pure oxygen chamber on January 27, 1967. The Apollo 1 fire claimed Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA on Friday marked the 50th anniversary of its moon program's fatal Apollo launchpad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three ...

During a routine ground test in January 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were sealed inside their Apollo command module when a sudden fire erupted inside the oxygen-filled ...

Retired NASA engineer shares about the difficulty of returning to work after the Apollo 1 fire. Retired NASA engineer, John Tribe, shares about the difficulty of returning to work after the Apollo 1 ...