Apollo Legacy: 1967 Fire Spurs Redesign For Moon Landing
CAPE KENNEDY UPD The moon nearly slipped from America during Apollo 1. A cabin fire killed Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee, prompting a redesign of the command module, safer oxygen use, fireproofing and procedures. Apollo 7 in 1968 proved the path forward with an 11 day Earth orbit mission.
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Gus” Grissom
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing and Earlier Space Milestones
Apollo program milestones are recalled with Apollo 8 orbiting the moon in 1968, Apollo 9 testing the spacecraft in Earth orbit, Apollo 10 rehearsing lunar operations, and Apollo 11 landing on the Sea of Tranquillity on July 20 1969 with Armstrong and Aldrin, Collins in orbit, culminating in a global television celebration.
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