AS-204

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AS-204, better known as Apollo 1, was the first crewed mission of NASA’s Apollo program, tragically remembered for the cabin fire during a pre-launch test in 1967 that killed its three astronauts.

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instanceOf Apollo mission
crewed spaceflight mission
space disaster
accidentDate 1967-01-27
accidentLocation Launch Complex 34, Cape Kennedy
accidentPhase pre-launch ground test
accidentType cabin fire
alsoKnownAs Apollo 1
astronaut Edward H. White II
linked to: Edward White

Roger B. Chaffee
Virgil I. Grissom
linked to: Gus Grissom
cabinAtmosphere 100 percent oxygen at high pressure
causeOfDeath asphyxiation and burns from cabin fire
commander Virgil I. Grissom
linked to: Gus Grissom
commandModulePilot Edward H. White II
linked to: Edward White
commandModuleSerialNumber CM-012
country United States
crewSize 3
designationHistory originally designated AS-204
posthumously named Apollo 1
era Space Race
fatalities 3
fatality Edward H. White II
linked to: Edward White

Roger B. Chaffee
Virgil I. Grissom
linked to: Gus Grissom
hatchType inward-opening, multi-piece hatch
intendedOrbit low Earth orbit
launchLocation Cape Kennedy, Florida
linked to: Cape Canaveral
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
LC-34
launchVehicle Saturn IB
launchVehicleSerialNumber SA-204
ledTo Apollo spacecraft Block II redesign
memorial Apollo 1 Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
missionType crewed Earth-orbital test flight
namedBy NASA Administrator James E. Webb
linked to: James E. Webb
operator NASA
plannedLaunchDate 1967-02-21
plannnedMissionDuration up to 14 days
program Apollo program
result improved spacecraft safety standards
major redesign of Apollo Command Module
mission never launched
seniorPilot Roger B. Chaffee
serviceModuleSerialNumber SM-012
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftName Apollo Command Module 012
spacecraftType Apollo Command/Service Module
status failed before launch
testPurpose to test spacecraft systems under flight-like conditions while on the pad
testType plugs-out test
year 1967

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Apollo 1 alsoKnownAs AS-204