#OnThisDay || On Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for Apollo 204 (AS-204). The mission was to be the first crewed flight of Apollo, and was scheduled to launch Feb. 21, 1967. Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module.
NASA Apollo 1 mission, the first manned Apollo flight
Mission Type: Human Space Flight
SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH: Feb. 21, 1967

Apollo 1 Crew (l-r): Virgil I. Grissom, Edward H. White, Roger B. Chaffee.
Image Credit: #NASA

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