Gus' Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee lost their lives when a fire erupted in the cockpit during a launch ...

That one Apollo tragedy, along with the program’s many successes and the near tragedy of Apollo 13, should be honored in ...

As three wildfires scorched through thousands of acres Tuesday, another smaller blaze broke out and quickly burned 500 acres ...

At twilight, the families of the Apollo 1 astronauts gathered at the base of the seaside launch complex where Grissom, White and Chaffee had been testing their capsule when the fire broke out.

WHEN Marilyn Lovell’s astronaut husband, Jim, blasted off aboard Apollo 13, the world watched with anticipation as he ...

Because of the pressure of the fire, and the fact that the spacecraft's hatch opened inward, there was no hope of escape. Investigation of the Apollo 1 Accident Extensive reviews followed the ...

Apollo 13 came close to tragedy in 1970, but a new documentary finds hope for our planet in the failed Moon mission.

They are astonishingly beautiful moments of human endeavour, but not all spacewalks go to plan – astronauts and cosmonauts ...

The first crewed flight that was meant to test going into orbit was Apollo 1 in 1967. But disaster struck during a test, when fire swept through the command module and killed three astronauts.

Apollo Global Management has struck a $1 billion deal with BP Plc to fund its stake in the Trans Adriatic natural gas ...

(Reuters) - Apollo Global Management has signed a $1 billion deal with BP Plc to fund its stake in the Trans Adriatic natural ...

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.