50th Anniversary of the Apollo 1 Fire

Since the 31st anniversary of Challenger is tomorrow I have to go back and remember how ambitious the shuttle program was originally intended to be.

NASA intended to launch the shuttle every 10-14 days. At one point they thought they could have (100) launches a year. In fact, they thought that the thing was nearly "maintenance free" and that it would basically be a "space trucker service" for hauling satellites back and forth.

Of course, that was all a pipe dream. The most launched in a year was (9) back in 1985.

In fact, they were playing so fast and loose with the safety protocol that they were damn lucky they didn't lose one before Challenger - and they were also damn lucky to have only lost the one on liftoff. There were a couple of occasions in which the damn thing could have blown up on the pad.

That said, the shuttle program should never have been ended by that idiot Obama. The thing could have - and should have - continued to fly indefinitely until a replacement manned vehicle was ready at the very least...

never heard of it before. not true.

They did something different with the oxygen in the capsule after that "accident", if I remember correctly.

Here you go

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3.33 TO 3.53 THE SUN IS OVER HEAD

Impossible since they can't land the moon at noon time, way to hot.

NASA lied, fact.

Beside the wiring there were also problems with hydrogen leaks. The molecules of hydrogen are so small that they get trough any seal. Still today the same problems exist but the are "manageable".

Saw this on discovery few years ago.

3.33 TO 3.53 THE SUN IS OVER HEAD

Impossible since they can't land the moon at noon time, way to hot.

NASA lied, fact.

My Uncle Norris, a NASA propellant systems engineer, was good friends with Gus Grissom. He often talk about him and the accident. Damn shame.

loose lips sinks ships

It was. And a full investigation was hampered by the secrecy surrounding the incident.

Yah! It's rough to report loosing both your full A Team Crew.
AND your Head Safety Engeneer! In the same24 hour period.



In separate accidents.


Safety Engeneers, falling from places. Nothing to see here folks!!

News at 11 though. News you can believe!!

Grissom was out spoken, and was aware of the lies he was being feed!
NASA murdered these good men to hide there deceptive plans!!

Where's a photo of the lemon he put up on the "dashboard" to demonstrate how the whole NASA Apollo program was doomed to failure? And he did that in 1967, a mere two years before they magically landed men on the moon; the first of six miraculous successes. /sarc

Boy oh Boy!!!!

They had some POWERFUL BATTERIES BACK IN 1969!!

Must have been those fancy light weight batteries! And very very powerful!!

There were actually four astronauts who died in the fire - one was part of the secret space program, so they never disclosed it. His body was removed first. Listen to the John Lear Project Camelot interview. Grissom was cursing NASA as the fire started. He knew he was going to die. Lear claims to know the name of the fourth astronaut.