There was a fire in the crew compartment of the Saturn V rocket prior to take off killing all three crew members.
The Apollo 1 crew consisted of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Caffee.
Three astronauts died in the Apollo 1 space accident: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee.
Apollo 1 really brought home the danger inherent to space travel. Prior to the A1 fire NASA had grown almost complacent i ntheir safety methods. Apollo 1 showed them that, regardless how inocuous a test may seem, spce travel is dangerous.
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.
No, there was no Apollo 1 mission. Apollo 1 was planned to be the first crewed mission in the Apollo program, but a tragic accident during a pre-launch test on January 27, 1967, resulted in the loss of the crew: Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.
There is a documentary called "Apollo 1" available at amazon.com or from SpacecraftFilms, but no movie based on the accident.
The Apollo 1 crew consisted of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Caffee.
Three astronauts died in the Apollo 1 space accident: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee.
It is generally viewed as a tragic accident.
No after the fire at Apollo 1, then N.A.S.A then moved to Apollo7.
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No it was a accident a pure tank of oxygen caught fire, congress had no part in it.
During a test run of the Apollo 1 module, there was an explosion. all three members where killed in the accident. Since th Apollo missions started a tragedy, NASA skipped ahead to Apollo 7, wchich is a lucky number. so,there was no Apollo 3
Apollo 1 really brought home the danger inherent to space travel. Prior to the A1 fire NASA had grown almost complacent i ntheir safety methods. Apollo 1 showed them that, regardless how inocuous a test may seem, spce travel is dangerous.
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.
No, there was no Apollo 1 mission. Apollo 1 was planned to be the first crewed mission in the Apollo program, but a tragic accident during a pre-launch test on January 27, 1967, resulted in the loss of the crew: Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee.