Apollo 1 fire kills three astronauts at Launch Complex 34
During a plugs-out launch rehearsal on Launch Complex 34 at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, fire broke out in the pure-oxygen command module cabin. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died within seconds; the inward-opening hatch could not be released in time.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Apollo 1 (AS-204) · mission · not located
- Apollo Program · spaceflight programme · not located
Evidence
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Report of Apollo 204 Review Board to the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Establishes the circumstances of the 27 January 1967 fire at Launch Complex 34, the deaths of Grissom, White and Chaffee, and the board's findings on the pure-oxygen cabin, flammable materials, wiring deficiencies and hatch design.
NASA · 1967-04-05 · Verified
NASA, Apollo 204 Review Board final report, 5 April 1967
Recorded on Apollo 1 (AS-204)
- Apollo 1 fire kills three astronauts at Launch Complex 34
- Apollo 204 Review Board reports
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- Apollo 204 Review Board reports · 1967-04-05