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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Apollo 1 Fire
Title
Apollo 1 Fire
Title
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Full Description:
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Officially designated Apollo/Saturn 204, but more commonly known as Apollo 1, this close-up view of the interior of the Command Module shows the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the prime crew during a routine training exercise. While strapped into their seats inside the Command Module atop the giant Saturn V Moon rocket, a faulty electrical switch created a spark which ignited the pure oxygen environment. The speed and intensity of the fire quickly exhausted the oxygen supply inside the crew cabin. Unable to deploy the hatch due to its cumbersome design and lack of breathable oxygen, the crew lost consciousness and perished. They were: astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, (the second American to fly into space) Edward H. White II, (the first American to "walk" in space) and Roger B. Chaffee, (a "rookie" on his first space mission).
Full_Description
Officially designated Apollo/Saturn 204, but more commonly known as Apollo 1, this close-up view of the interior of the Command Module shows the effects of the intense heat of the flash fire which killed the prime crew during a routine training exercise. While strapped into their seats inside the Command Module atop the giant Saturn V Moon rocket, a faulty electrical switch created a spark which ignited the pure oxygen environment. The speed and intensity of the fire quickly exhausted the oxygen supply inside the crew cabin. Unable to deploy the hatch due to its cumbersome design and lack of breathable oxygen, the crew lost consciousness and perished. They were: astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, (the second American to fly into space) Edward H. White II, (the first American to "walk" in space) and Roger B. Chaffee, (a "rookie" on his first space mission).
Full Description
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Date:
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01/28/1968
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NASA Center:
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Johnson Space Center
NASA_Center
Johnson Space Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Apollo-1
Subject_Category
Apollo-1
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Module
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Keywords:
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Apollo
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Keywords:
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Virgil
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Keywords:
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Grissom
Keywords
Grissom
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Gus
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Keywords:
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White
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Keywords:
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Edward
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Keywords:
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Ed
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Keywords:
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1
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Keywords:
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V
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Keywords:
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Saturn
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Keywords:
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Chaffee
Keywords
Chaffee
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Moon
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Keywords:
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Roger
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Keywords:
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204
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Keywords:
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Fire
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Keywords:
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Command
Keywords
Command
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Moon
facet_what
Moon
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Saturn
facet_what
Saturn
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Saturn
facet_where
Saturn
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
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facet_who:
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Roger B. Chaffee
facet_who
Roger B. Chaffee
facet_who
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facet_when:
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01-28-1968
facet_when
01-28-1968
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1968
facet_when_year
1968
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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S-67-21294
Image_#
S-67-21294
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1834
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1834
UID
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Center:
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JSC
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Center Number:
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S-67-21294
Center_Number
S-67-21294
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001834
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001834
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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