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The fire was started by a short in the wiring. The hatch was sealed shut and the inside of the capsule was 100% oxygen which created an aggressive blaze.
Actually the command module was pressurized to 16.5psi of pure oxygen, which saturated everything in the spacecraft, giving the slightest spark the ability to start a raging fire within seconds. Things that normally wouldn't burn in standard atmosphere, burn very easily in 100% O2 at high pressure.
There were 3 hatches, the inside hatch that had to be pulled into the spacecraft and was held in place by the internal spacecraft pressure. The middle hatch that had 12 hex bolts that required the guys in the closeout room would screw closed and finally the outside blast cover hatch that was ejected with the escape tower after the 1st stage of the Apollo spacecraft was dropped off.
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The cause of the Apollo 1 fire was a flash fire that ignited in the pure oxygen environment of the capsule during a launch pad test. The fire was triggered by a spark from exposed wiring that ignited a flammable material in the spacecraft, leading to the tragic deaths of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. This incident prompted significant safety changes in the design and testing of spacecraft.
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What was the cause of the fire of the Apollo 1?
A small spark from a wire beneath the crew's feet.
What happend to the Apollo 1 in the fire?
what happend to the people in Apollo 1
Why was Apollo 1 the only Apollo mission that was never launched?
Apollo 1 was never launched as there was a accident , a fire in which all three astronauts were killed due to a fire.
When did Apollo 1 land on the moon?
it never landed. The first 10 Apollo were test flights. Apollo 1 had a fire.
Who flew in Apollo 2?
The Apollo 2 was unmanned. After the fire of Apollo 1, NASA felt safer testing the rocket without any crew aboard first. The next manned mission after the Apollo 1 fire was Apollo 7.
What was the cause of the fire of the Apollo 1?
A small spark from a wire beneath the crew's feet.
What happend to the Apollo 1 in the fire?
what happend to the people in Apollo 1
Why was Apollo 1 the only Apollo mission that was never launched?
Apollo 1 was never launched as there was a accident , a fire in which all three astronauts were killed due to a fire.
When did Apollo 1 land on the moon?
it never landed. The first 10 Apollo were test flights. Apollo 1 had a fire.
Who flew in Apollo 2?
The Apollo 2 was unmanned. After the fire of Apollo 1, NASA felt safer testing the rocket without any crew aboard first. The next manned mission after the Apollo 1 fire was Apollo 7.
Did Apollo 16 die in a flash fire?
No. The Apollo 1 crew were killed in a fire weeks before launch.
What happened to Apollo 3?
No after the fire at Apollo 1, then N.A.S.A then moved to Apollo7.
What was the return date of Apollo 1?
Apollo 1 never launched, it was a test capsule destroyed in a fire.
Which Apollo mission lost the crew and spacecraft in a fire on the launch pad?
Apollo 1
What happened to the Apollo 1 mission?
it failed by a fire
Which Apollo spacecraft blew up on the launchpad?
There was a fire in Apollo 1 which killed the 3 astronauts.
When did Apollo 1 take off?
Apollo 1 did not launch. There was a cabin fire that killed all three crew members.
