On Jan. 27, 1967, a fire during a test on the launch pad killed three astronauts at the st… . This Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 photo provided by NASA shows the Apollo 1 capsule hatch on display in an exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Fla.
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Hundreds honour 3 astronauts lost in Apollo fire 50 years ago
Moonwalkers and dozens of others who took part in NASA’s storied Apollo program paid tribute Thursday to the three astronauts killed in a fire 50 years ago. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.
New Kennedy Space Center exhibit asks: What is a hero?
Painted on glass, this artwork represents the Mercury 7 astronauts, NASA’s first class of astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.