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NASA Says Apollo 1 Fire Most Likely Electrical Cause
NASA’s third interim report says an electrical malfunction is the likely source of the Apollo 1 capsule fire that killed Grissom White and Chaffee during a January ground test. The board cites other contributing factors including melted joints and combustible materials, with a final report due by end of March.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Cape Kennedy
Fila
James C. Webb
Seamans
Apollo
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Webb
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Senate