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Apollo 1 tragedy: The fatal fire and its aftermath
His crew had a mocking portrait taken ... such as cards or puzzles.” The Apollo fire remains one of America’s darkest moments. It arose from an insatiable ‘go’ fever and the perverse ...
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On this date: Apollo 1 tragedy claims the lives of crew
Edward White and Roger Chaffee died during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1. A flash fire swept through the capsule so quickly, the crew didn’t have time to opening the hatches. The astronauts ...
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How did walking on the Moon affect the Apollo astronauts?
Where the astronauts sat in the Apollo Lunar Module may have profoundly impacted the way the experience of walking on the ...
NASA Challenger explosion remembered 39 years later
NASA recently paid tribute to the Challenger crew and other fallen astronauts during its annual Day of Remembrance.
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Skylab at 50 – How the United States...Skylab at 50 – How the United States...Skylab at 50 – How the United States entered the space station...
Skylab was, therefore, the second space station to be crewed in orbit, but as of 2023 it remains the only ... Skylab’s first crew was commanded by Gemini and Apollo 12 veteran Pete Conrad ...
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Auction offers Neil Armstrong's reply to NASA engineer's Apollo 11 mission patch ideas
"Thanks for all your effort," wrote the first moonwalker. Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as explained in his ...
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Today in Aviation History: NASA Launches Apollo 7
The crew also trained on the Apollo Guidance Computer at MIT to familiarize ... Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas.