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| Apollo 1 astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom during suiting up operations NASA suit technicians assists astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom during suiting up operations prior to the first manned altitude chamber test of the Apollo 204 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. October 18, 1966. |
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| Apollo 204 crew pose for an informal portrait The Apollo 204 crew pose for an informal portrait, March 21, 1966. |
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| Exterior view of the Apollo 204 spacecraft after the fire on January 27, 1967 Exterior view of the Apollo 204 spacecraft after the fire, which killed astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee during a plugs-out test at the Kennedy Space Center on January 27, 1967. "One of the worst tragedies in the history of spaceflight occurred on this day when the crew of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed by a flash fire during a pre-flight test. After the disaster, the mission was officially designated "Apollo 1" and "Complex 34" was declared a national historic landmark. |
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| Apollo "204" spacecraft is prepared for mating to "Saturn I-B AS-204" Apollo "204" spacecraft is prepared for mating to "Saturn I-B AS-204", January 6, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 astronaut Edward H. White II during suiting up operations NASA suit technician assists astronaut Edward H. White II during suiting up operations prior to the first manned altitude chamber test of the Apollo 204 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, October 18, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom during water egress training Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom commander for the first manned Apollo 1 mission is hoisted aboard a US Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. December 6, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White II and Roger Chaffee Apollo 1 astronauts (left to right) Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White II and Roger Chaffee in front of the gantry at launch complex 34 at the Kennedy Space Center, January 17, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 astronauts Edward H. White II, Roger B. Chaffee and Virgil "Gus" Grissom training in command module Apollo 1 astronauts Edward H. White II, Roger B. Chaffee and Virgil "Gus" Grissom training in command module, January 19, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 astronauts ride the transfer van enroute to launch "Complex 34" Astronauts for the first manned "Apollo 1" mission ride the transfer van enroute to launch "Complex 34", January 25, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee Apollo 1 astronauts (bottom to top) Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee pose on the steps leading to the Apollo Mission Simulator at the Kennedy Space Center. |
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| Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White II and Roger Chaffee Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Edward White II and Roger Chaffee in front of the gantry at launch complex 34 at the Kennedy Space Center, January 17, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 backup crew at egress training Apollo 1 backup crew at egress training at the Manned Spacecraft Center. In open hatch holding on to life raft is Astronaut Donn F. Eisele. December 5, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 backup crew relaxes aboard the NASA Motor Vessel The Apollo 1 backup crew relaxes aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior to suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. (l-r) Astronauts Donn F. Eisele, Walter Cunningham, and Walter M. Schirra, Jr. December 6, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 backup crew water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico Apollo 1 backup crew water egress training. Egressing through open hatch of Apollo boilerplate is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Seated in life raft are Astronauts Donn F. Eisele (l) and Walter Cunningham. December 6, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 command pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom is suiting up at KSC Apollo 1 command pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom is suiting up at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for training aboard the spacecraft at launch complex 34, January 17, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 crew arrives at launch Complex 34 for test at KSC Apollo 1 crew arrives at launch Complex 34 for test at the Kennedy Space Center, January 25, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 crew crosses access arm to command module, January 27, 1967 Apollo 1 crew at launch complex 34, crosses an access arm to the command module for the last time at the Kennedy Space Center, "Pad 34". January 27, 1967. "One of the worst tragedies in the history of spaceflight occurred on this day when the crew of Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed by a flash fire during a pre-flight test. After the disaster, the mission was officially designated "Apollo 1" and "Complex 34" was declared a national historic landmark. |
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| Apollo 1 crew during altitude chamber testing Apollo 1 crew arrives for an altitude chamber test at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. October 18, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 crew enter command service module 012 for testing Prime Apollo crew and command service module 012 during manned altitude test at MSO Building High Bay Chamber. |
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| Apollo 1 crew in training, Gulf of Mexico Prime crew for the first manned "Apollo 1" mission is suited up aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in preparation for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico, October 27, 1966. |
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| Apollo 1 crew in transfer van at Kennedy Space Center. January 19, 1967 Apollo 1 crew in transfer van at Kennedy Space Center. January 19, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 crew suited for chamber test, Kennedy Space Center Apollo 1 crew suited for chamber test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, October 18, 1966 |
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| Apollo 1 pilot Roger B. Chaffee is suiting up at KSC Apollo 1 pilot Roger B. Chaffee is suiting up at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for training aboard the spacecraft at launch complex 34, January 17, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 senior pilot Edward H. White II suiting up at KSC Apollo 1 senior pilot Edward H. White II is suiting up at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for training aboard the spacecraft at launch complex 34, January 17, 1967. |
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| Apollo 1 Spacecraft 012 CSM being moved to operations building Apollo Spacecraft 012 CSM being moved to operations building at the Kennedy Space Center, January 3, 1967. |
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| Apollo 204 backup crew during suitup prior to altitude chamber tests The Apollo 204 backup crew during suitup prior to altitude chamber tests at Kennedy Space Center, December 29, 1966. |
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| Apollo 204 backup crew during water egress The newly-appointed Apollo 204 backup crew participates in water egress training at the MSC. In Apollo boilerplate is astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr. In life raft, left to right, are astronauts Donn F. Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham, December 5, 1966. |
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| Apollo 204 command module (serial no. 012) during preparation High-angle view of the Apollo 204 command module (serial no. 012) at North American, looking toward ?Z axis, during preparation for installation of the crew compartment heat shield. |
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| Apollo 204 crew during training & checkout activity, North American Aviation The prime crew for Apollo 204 pose during training and checkout activity at North American Aviation, Downey facility. From left to right are astronauts Virgil I. Grissom, Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II. August 22, 1966. |
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| Apollo 204 crew is suited for an altitude chamber test The Apollo 204 crew is suited for an altitude chamber test, October 18, 1966. |
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