How Did the Spacecraft Get to the Moon? Astronauts got to the moon by traveling on a giant rocket (Saturn V) that launched ...

January 27: A fire during routine testing of the Apollo spacecraft kills three astronauts -- Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chafee -- in their capsule. The Russians send their condolences to the ...

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Because of the pressure of the fire, and the fact that the spacecraft's hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape. Investigation of the Apollo 1 Accident Extensive reviews followed the ...

but the spacecraft never made it off the launch pad. An investigator looks at the charred interior of the Apollo I command module after the flash fire that killed the astronauts. All three men ...

Michigan is sure to see the Apollo Command Module flanking the front entrance. Right now it’s being used as a different kind of capsule: a time capsule they’ll open in 2076 (the American ...

Apollo 1 CrewApollo 1 astronauts "Gus ... the crew was sitting atop the launch pad for a pre-launch test when a fire broke out in their capsule, killing all three astronauts.