On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA ...

By 1967, NASA had wrapped up the Mercury and Gemini programs and was preparing for the launch of the first Apollo-series spacecraft.

A fatal fire during a routine test killed three Nasa astronauts inside the Apollo 1 capsule, 59 years ago. This tragedy ...

The first piloted Apollo flight – called Apollo 204, though it would later be known as Apollo 1 – was intended for tests in ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration holds a day of remembrance every January for those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for the benefit of humanity.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Apollo 11 command module Columbia on temporary cradle. Photo by Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution The last time ...

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Pilot 6174: Orbital Survival Navigate star systems using real orbital mechanics. Pilot a cockpit with controls inspired by the Apollo command module. Manage ...

Hundreds of NASA employees and contractors are working the three-day holiday weekend in an effort to attempt something that hasn’t happened since December 1972: sending astronauts to the moon. The ...