On January 27, 1967 three astronauts climbed into the Apollo 1 command module, perched atop a giant Saturn V rocket. They would spend the day running through final checklists before their launch ...

They all died in a fire during a launch pad test. (NASA/Reuters) On January 27, 1967, a flash fire broke out inside the Apollo 1 Command Module during a launch pad test at Cape Canaveral Florida.

The command module - a small conical shaped detachment containing all the flight controls and space for a three-person crew - was no larger that 3.9 meters at its base and 3.65 meters tall.

The Apollo 1 Command Module after the fire that claimed the lives of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Credit: NASA. NASA s Apollo program began with one of the worst disasters the ...

Michael Collins, pilot of command module on historic Apollo 11 lunar mission, dies at 90 Rosalba O’Brien Reuters Published April 28, 2021 Updated April 29, 2021 ...