Apollo 1
On January 27, 1967, Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a fire during a pre-launch test of Apollo 1.
Key moments
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Crew walks out before the test
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Communications problems during the test
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Fire reported; hatch takes 5 minutes to open
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Inquiry finds cabling and combustible materials
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Velcro and the oxygen-rich cabin
Key facts
| Vehicle | Apollo spacecraft |
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| Mission name | Apollo 1 |
| Crew | Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger B. Chaffee |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Outcome | Failure |
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Sources: The facts and written text on this page come from the 1 video on this page, by BBC Earth Science.
