The three crew members for the Apollo-Saturn 204 (AS-204, later renamed Apollo 1) mission check out the couch installation on the Apollo Command Module (CM) at North American's Downey facility.

The launch of Apollo 1 was slated for February 21st, 1967, ... It was scheduled to be launched aboard a Saturn IB, a cousin of the famous Saturn V that wound up taking Neil Armstrong, ...

A new exhibit will open to the public Friday at the Apollo-Saturn V Center here that honors the Apollo 1 crew and highlights lessons learned from the tragedy that ultimately enabled the Apollo 11 ...

Rounding out the Apollo 1 crew was Pilot Roger Chaffee, an energetic rookie. The plan was that they would fly a 15-story Saturn IB rocket into Earth orbit in late February for a two-week shakedown ...

50 years since deadly Apollo 1 fire 03:51. ... The Saturn 1B rocket atop pad 34 at what is now the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was not fueled for flight and the test was not considered hazardous.

Forty years after three Apollo astronauts died in a launch-pad training exercise, the tragedy's pivotal role in the Space Age never has been clearer. 40 years later, recalling the lessons of ...

Apollo astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee (L-R). The Apollo 1 mission was to check the launch operations, ground tracking, control facilities, and performance of the Apollo Saturn. Their Apollo ...

Ultimately, he became part of the crew for the Apollo Saturn 205, showcasing his professionalism and engineering skills amidst the pressures of public attention and the tragic loss of the prime crew.

The first public reference to “Apollo 1” subsequently appeared in a newspaper on 4 August 1966; and w hen the CM (Command Module) – CM-012 – for the mission arrived at the Kennedy Space ...

Lego's Saturn V Rocket set has a June 1 release date. Saturn V , the most powerful rocket flown successfully, was used in the Apollo program in 1960s and 1970s to send people to the moon.

The new tribute to the crew of Apollo 1 who perished in a fire at the launch pad on Jan. 27, 1967 during training for the mission is shown looking down the length of the area.

Apollo Spacecraft 12 Command/Service Module is moved from H-134 to east stokes for mating to the Saturn Lunar Module Adapter No. 05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building.