Who were the three crew members killed in the Apollo 1 fire on January 27 1967?
The three crew members killed were Gus Grissom as Command Pilot, Ed White as Senior Pilot, and Roger Chaffee who replaced Donn F. Eisele after surgery.
Questions about Apollo 1
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What caused the cabin fire during the Apollo 1 launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34?
The fire was caused by an ignition source from vulnerable wiring combined with a pure oxygen atmosphere at higher than atmospheric pressure and a hatch that could not be quickly removed.
When did NASA announce the final crew selection for the planned first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module?
NASA announced the crew selection on the 21st of March 1966 after Donn F. Eisele dislocated his shoulder twice aboard the KC-135 weightlessness training aircraft and underwent surgery on January 27.
How did the Apollo program change its spacecraft design following the fatal accident in 1967?
All crewed missions switched to Block II spacecraft featuring Beta cloth suits instead of nylon, self-extinguishing materials, redesigned outward-opening hatches, and stainless steel tubing replacing aluminum tubing.
Where are the names of the Apollo 1 astronauts listed among those who died in the line of duty?
The names appear on the Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island Florida alongside other fallen astronauts.