Apollo 1 Fire of 1967
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On this day in 1967 a fire aboard the Apollo 1 Command Module killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B Chaffee during a launch rehearsal.
I was 12 and this was one of those sobering childhood memories I've kept with me all these years.
I had nightmares of Gus Grissom screaming in pain after learning of the injuries imparted to the astronauts due to the conflagration contained within that technology in which they were rehearsing for their upcoming mission.
Sometimes our careers require everything we are for keeps.
Such was the fate of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B Chaffee, heroes of the United States and NASA.
Rest in peace.
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