Hundreds honor the three Apollo 1 astronauts who were killed

The Daily Mail ^ | 26 January 2017 | ap

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Three astronauts were killed in the blaze in Cape Canaveral on January 27, 1967 

Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee were trapped in their burning craft 

A small spark created a blaze that burned hotter than 1,000°F (537°C)

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LEST WE FORGET.

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I will never forget them. I was an avid follower of the Space program when I was a kid.

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Me too, I was 14 yo when it happen. True heroes.

[ichabod1]

I remember that day and where I was. I was 7.

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And the Challenger Disaster was on January 28th,1986, 19 years and one day later.

[Fiddlstix]

Click the Pic

Rest in Peace

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I would turn 14 later that year, in October...so we’re the same age.

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The horror of it still gives me chills. Can not even imagine what they went through.

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I believe two were buried in Arlington, and one at West Point.

[fieldmarshaldj]

White, Grissom, Chaffee. RIP.

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Ed White was the first American to leave the capsule during the Gemini Program.

Alexei Leonov had done so earlier, and for a while, it looked like the Russians were going to go to the moon before us.

Of course, The USSR had lots of disasters, but they were kept secret till many years later.

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They were my heroes.

[Mears]

“I remember that day and where I was. I was 7.”

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I remember it well also-—I was 34.:-)

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[Dawgreg]

I’ll never forget that as long as I live. My husband and I were out to dinner for my 19th birthday. We grew up following the space program since both of us were raised in Houston. It was an exciting time......a new chapter in history. It was a very sad birthday and it’s the first thing I think of on this day. RIP Gus, Ed and Roger......we’ll never forget you......;(

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Of course, The USSR had lots of disasters, but they were kept secret till many years later.

The one who burned up upon re-entry is the one I remember. I saw the pics of what was left, it was gruesome, to say the least.

[Inyo-Mono]

I remember that day and where I was. I was 7.

I remember that day too, I was 17.

[IronJack]

How well I remember ...

Frontiers call out to daring men ...

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A flash fire erupted inside the capsule during a countdown rehearsal at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 34. 

A cry came from inside: 'Got a fire in the cockpit!'.

  Astronaut Ed White struggled to open the hatch before quickly being overcome by smoke and fumes, along with his two crewmates. <> It was over for them in seconds.

Investigators determined the most likely cause was an electrical fire from defective wiring.

With its moon program in jeopardy, NASA completely overhauled the Apollo spacecraft after the tragic incident.

  The redesigned capsule — with a quick-release hatch — carried 24 men to the moon; 12 of them landed and walked on its surface

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Growing up in the sixties, we had a number of such moments to remember. My father worked in the aerospace industry and we always followed the space program. Among my earliest memories was watching the Mercury launches. The astronauts of that time were household names and heroes. It’s hard to believe it has been a half century since this tragedy.

RIP

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I think this was the last time they used pure oxygen for the capsules.