January 27, 2024
On this date in 1967, the crew of Apollo 1 — composed of Virgil I. Grissom, Ed-ward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee — was killed in a fire during equipment testing inside their capsule. The original mission wasn’t scheduled for launch until February 21, 1967.
Astronauts (left to right) Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee of Apollo 1. Image credit NASA
