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The Apollo 1 disaster: How three astronauts were killed 47 years ago today The crew of Apollo 1 were the first fatalities in America’s space programme, but they will forever be remembered as pioneers of manned space exploration
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Remembering the Apollo 1 disaster: How three astronauts were killed 52 years ago today The crew of Apollo 1 were the first fatalities in America’s space programme, but they will forever be remembered as pioneers of manned space exploration
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The Apollo 1 disaster: How three astronauts were killed 47 years ago today The crew of Apollo 1 were the first fatalities in America’s space programme, but they will forever be remembered as pioneers of manned space exploration
Apollo 7’s Walt Cunningham talks openly about the risks of being …
Taking Cunningham, Schirra and Eisele into low Earth orbit, the spacecraft carried out the mission that Apollo 1 was scheduled to do. Sadly, a cabin fire killed all three crew members – Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee -of Apollo 1 in 1967. “I lost three good friends in that fire,” Cunningham said, sadly.
Listen to Russia’s last-gasp attempt to beat Apollo 11 to the Moon
Sep 14, 2012 · On 20 July 1969 NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft touched down on the Moon, but it was not alone. On that same day, Russia had their own plans to return a sample from the Moon and outdo the Americans with their unmanned Luna 15 spacecraft.
Apollo 11’s manned lunar landing was almost cancelled, says Buzz …
“What had been happening in the evolution of Apollo was that Apollo 11, when it was assigned its crew, was potentially going to be the first landing mission. However, I’ve recently learned from the programme manager Hugh Davis that Lunar Excursion Module 5 [LEM 5, the Apollo 11 Eagle lunar lander], which was scheduled to fly on Apollo 11 ...
Luca Parmitano: “I had water in my nose… no one could hear me”
Italy’s first spacewalker, Luca Parmitano, tells us how his second EVA on 16 July 2013 almost ended in disaster comments Parmitano was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 to work on the International Space Station (ISS)
Heroes of Space: Michael Collins
Following this mission he was selected as the Command Module pilot for Apollo 11, which meant he remained in orbit around the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the surface. In a series of questions and answers prepared for the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11’s mission in 2009, Collins alluded to a feeling of worry for his crewmates ...
TRAPPIST-1 system found to be older than the Solar System
New research on the TRAPPIST-1 system shows that the seven-planet system is between 5.4 and 9.8 billion years old, suggesting that it could be over twice as old as our Solar System. The age of the system is very important to understanding its habitability, as this a strong indication to the amount of radiation being released from its star.