They were killed in a pre-launch incident. The rocket was being readied for take off when a fire erupted in the cockpit. By the time crews got the hatch open the three crew members were dead.
Apollo 1 was launched on February 21, 1967
The Apollo 1 fire occurred on January 27, 1967. It was a tragic event that resulted in the loss of the lives of three astronauts: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.
Apollo 1 was supposed to launch on February 21, 1967.
Apollo 3 was cancelled after the Apollo 1 disaster in 1967, which resulted in the deaths of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. The Apollo program continued with Apollo 4 as the first manned mission, ultimately leading to the successful moon landings.
Apollo 1 was not an actual program, it was a scheduled mission as part of the Apollo Program. Apollo 1 had a scheduled launch date of February 21, 1967.
Apollo 1 was launched on February 21, 1967
Apollo 1 was scheduled to launch Feb 21, 1967, but was destroyed by fire Jan 27, 1967.
The Apollo 1 fire occurred on January 27, 1967. It was a tragic event that resulted in the loss of the lives of three astronauts: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee.
Apollo 1 was supposed to launch on February 21, 1967.
Apollo 3 was cancelled after the Apollo 1 disaster in 1967, which resulted in the deaths of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. The Apollo program continued with Apollo 4 as the first manned mission, ultimately leading to the successful moon landings.
January 27, 1967.
Apollo 1 was not an actual program, it was a scheduled mission as part of the Apollo Program. Apollo 1 had a scheduled launch date of February 21, 1967.
The Apollo missions began with Apollo 1, which was launched in 1967. The first successful manned mission was Apollo 7 in 1968.
Gus Grissom, along with astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee, perished in the Apollo 1 spacecraft fire on January 27, 1967. The mission was part of NASA's Apollo program aimed at achieving a manned lunar landing.
Apollo 1 was destroyed by fire in a test of the space capsule in Florida in Jan. 1967 and the 3 men inside killed. The answer is NO!
Israel annexed East Jerusalem on August 1, 1967.
On January 27th of 1967.