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January DaysNational Geographic VideosApollo SpacecraftFirst AstronautHistorical PicsApollo Space ProgramApollo 1Apollo ProgramNasa ApolloHow the Apollo 1 astronauts tragically died in a flash fire on the launchpad (1967) - Click AmericanaIn 1967, a flash fire killed the prime crew of the Apollo 1/Saturn 204 mission. Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee lost their lives.
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Apollo AstronautsGus GrissomApollo Space ProgramNasa Space ProgramApollo 1Nasa HistoryNewspaper Front PagesApollo ProgramSpace CapsuleApollo AstronautsAstronomy - Astronauts: January 27, 1967 newspaper story of tragic Apollo 1 flash fire accident on Launchpad Complex 34 killed all three crew members—Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Edward H. White II, and Pilot Roger B. Chaffee—and destroyed the Command Module (CM).