The Apollo 1 Fire: “Tough and Competent”
NASA’s “Failure Is Not An Option” culture was born three days after the Apollo 1 fire.
The Apollo 1 Fire: “I’m burning up!”
“Hey!” and Ed White broadcast, “I’ve got a fire in the cockpit!” The Apollo outer hull ruptured and all three astronauts were dead.
The Apollo 1 Fire: Not The First Apollo Astronauts To Die On The Job
Grissom, White and Chaffee weren’t the first Apollo astronauts to die on the job. Four died in NASA training jet accidents. Why didn’t they get more attention?
The Apollo 1 Fire: Astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee
Astronauts Ed White and Roger Chaffee were American heroes destined to go to the Moon. Unfortunately, neither of them made it.
Apollo 8 (Christmas 1968)
The crew of Apollo 8 delivered a special Christmas message from the Moon forty-six years ago this week.
