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Apollo 1 CrewApollo 1 astronauts "Gus" Grissom (left ... launch pad for a pre-launch test when a fire broke out in their capsule, killing all three astronauts. The investigation into the fatal ...

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Apollo 1 Fire A cabin fire during a pre-flight test for the Apollo 1 mission. Date of Incident: 27 January 1967 Cause: Electrical fault in the pure oxygen environment of the spacecraft.