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On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
The prime crew for the first manned flight of Project Apollo died in a flash fire inside the three-man spacecraft atop its ...
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NASA's first tragedy is recalled annually at Launch Complex 34. This year is different, as the Artemis II mission sits on the ...
On the annual Day of Remembrance, "Apollo 1," a film that highlights a NASA tragedy during the race to the moon, was ...
If flying to the Moon were like swimming the English Channel, no one in the 53 years since Apollo 17 splashed down in the ...
The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has completed the annual cleaning of the Apollo 16 Command module. The work ensures the display is preserved for generations to come. The archives team handles the ...
NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.