Apollo 1
The Apollo 1 Fire: Excerpt from “Eight Years to the Moon”
Editor’s note: Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three astronauts during a routine test…
NASA Tribute Exhibit Honors Fallen Apollo 1 Crew 50 Years After Tragedy
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER VISITOR COMPLEX, FL - NASA unveiled a new tribute exhibit honoring three fallen astronaut heroes 50 years…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 29, 2016: Largest Solar System, Future Missions, and Remembering Our Lost Astronauts
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Carolyn Collins Petersen (thespacewriter.com / space.about.com / @spacewriter ) Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg )…
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Remembrance Week Pays Tribute to NASA’s Three Fallen Astronaut Crews
Today, Feb. 1, concludes the most somber week in NASA history as we remember the fallen astronauts who gave their…
Remembering Apollo 1’s Tragic Anniversary: ‘It Was Too Late From The Beginning’
On this day (Jan. 27) in 1967, NASA astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died in a…
Can You Solve This Apollo 1 Spacesuit Mystery?
Reader Jeff Arnoldi recently approached me with an intriguing question about this Apollo 1 picture: Note that the U.S. flag…
Weekly Space Hangout: ScienceOnline 2013 Edition
This week, we broadcast the Weekly Space Hangout from the ScienceOnline 2013 conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. Fraser Cain, Nicole…
Challenger, 25 Years Later: Statements of Remembrance
[/caption] In remembrance of the Challenger accident 25 years ago today, several notable people have issued statements in memory of…
13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 7: The Apollo 1 Fire
[/caption] Note: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, for 13 days, Universe Today will feature "13…