Photo 27 Jan 2 notes January 27 | Remembering Apollo 1 On January 27, 1967, Apollo 1’s crew —Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee— was killed when a fire erupted in their capsule during testing. Apollo 1 was originally designated AS-204 but following the fire, the astronauts’ widows requested that the mission be remembered as Apollo 1 and following missions would be numbered subsequent to the flight that never made it into space.

January 27 | Remembering Apollo 1

On January 27, 1967, Apollo 1’s crew —Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee— was killed when a fire erupted in their capsule during testing. Apollo 1 was originally designated AS-204 but following the fire, the astronauts’ widows requested that the mission be remembered as Apollo 1 and following missions would be numbered subsequent to the flight that never made it into space.

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