Apollo 1 Anniversary

January 27 was the anniversary of the loss of the Apollo 1 crew. If
you desire, you may want to take a minute to remember the crew and
their families.


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Space Shuttle criticizing will start once it has been retired
    ... Of course, one of the big ones with Cooper's flight was that the Mercury capsule had been designed to fly a maximum 24 hour long mission, and they tried to extend that to three days without expecting trouble. ... Gemini VII - thruster malfunction nearly results in loss of craft and crew. ... Apollo: 14 flights ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: okay.... so who pays the fine?
    ... If that crew ... chief doesn't have any desire to work in NASCAR racing again, ...
    (rec.autos.sport.nascar)
  • Re: Why do we have LOS, when we have all these TDRSes?
    ... This reminds me of an Apollo simulation training case an old flight ... They got the signal back and the crew is all ... I understand the crew died a lot in simulations during Apollo. ... They didn't get the LEM powered up in time. ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Re: Space Shuttle criticizing will start once it has been retired
    ... Gemini flights, many things went wrong. ... The only reason the crew survived ... Apollo: 14 flights ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: DO we really need a new manned launcher?
    ... > All accidents in a free-flying spacecraft are likely to kill all crew, ... > other CSM systems which would only have a certain fixed lifespan? ... Essentially the issues partly addressed during Apollo 13 - batteries, ... I expect events like the EVA to retrieve SIM bay resources would be ...
    (sci.space.history)