When the capsule begins to enter the atmosphere, the friction of the air on the bottom, or heat sheild, of the capsule creates so much heat that it looks like it is on fire.
The retro package on John Glenn's space capsule, known as Friendship 7, was designed to facilitate the spacecraft's re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. It contained retro rockets that would fire to slow the capsule's speed, allowing for a controlled descent. This system was crucial for ensuring that the capsule could safely return to Earth after completing its mission in orbit. Additionally, the retro package contributed to stabilizing the spacecraft during re-entry.
The Apollo 1 capsule was destroyed during a fire on the 27th of January 1967. The fire ignited due to the capsule being filled with pure oxygen, very high pressure and a spark. All 3 astronuats inside died.
The fire that killed Grissom, White and Chaffee during testing and training excercises.
Several people died, but none during an actual mission. Three astronauts died during a fire in the Apollo 1 capsule during a test launch in 1967.
Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffe were killed when a fire broke out in the oxygen filled Apollo 1 test capsule on Earth in a trainning exercise in Jan 1967.
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Apollo 1 never launched, it was a test capsule destroyed in a fire.
The Astronaut that lost his space capsule was Gus Grissom. His capsule was the Liberty Bell 7, Part of NASA's Mercury project.
It never went into space. Because of a wire short, and high oxygen levels, the capsule containing three astronauts caught fire during testing. All aboard were killed. :(
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Three astronauts tragically lost their lives in the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire in 1967: Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. Additionally, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died during the Soyuz 1 mission in 1967 when his capsule crashed during reentry.
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