After groundbreaking success with the Mercury and Gemini missions, NASA was rocked by the Apollo 1 disaster, in which all three crew members (Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee) were killed ...

The Apollo 1 Mission Plan Apollo 1 was set to be the first crewed flight in America’s Moon program. The mission would test the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit with launch planned for February 21, ...

The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.

On Apollo 1, during a launch rehearsal test on Jan. 27, 1967, all three astronauts on board — Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee — died when a fire swept through the command module.

The Apollo 1 memorial ceremony featured remarks from NASA and military leaders, a moment of silence and the Patrick Space Force Base Honor Guard.

Apollo 1 astronauts, (L-R), Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee suited up and visiting the Saturn launch pad.

Astronauts Gus Grissom (left), Ed White (middle), and Roger Chaffee (right), died on Jan. 27, 1967, during a flash fire inside the Apollo 1 crew capsule during a launch test rehearsal.

On his last visit home to Texas on Jan. 22, 1967, astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom grabbed a lemon off a tree in his backyard. His wife asked what he planned to do with it. “I’m going to ...

On his last visit home to Texas on Jan. 22, 1967, astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom grabbed a lemon off a tree in his backyard. His wife asked what he planned to do with it.